NYSE Stocks, Including Abbott, Making Big Moves on October 15, 2012

The market is on the rise so far this morning. The Nasdaq has risen 0.3%; the S&P 500 is trading up 0.3%; and the Dow has moved up 0.3%. Formerly run as a private organization, the NYSE became a public entity in 2005 following the acquisition of electronic trading exchange Archipelago.

The biggest movers traded on the NYSE so far are:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Harris (NYSE:HRS)	$5.5 billion	-3.8%
Abbott (NYSE:ABT)	$108.72 billion	+3.7%
American (NYSE:AMT)	$28.52 billion	+3.5%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico (NYSE:SBS)	$9.8 billion	-2.5%
Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO)	$93.26 billion	+1.9%
Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL)	$14.12 billion	+1.6%
Alleghany (NYSE:Y)	$5.86 billion	+1%

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Slipping 3.8%, Harris (NYSE:HRS) is currently trading at $46.99 per share. So far today, the company's volume is one million shares, 1.1 times the average volume over the last three months.

Abbott (NYSE:ABT) is currently trading at $71.86 per share, a 3.7% increase. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 7.5 million shares.

After rising 3.5%, American (NYSE:AMT) is currently trading at a share price of $74.73. The company's volume is currently 1.8 million shares for the day, 0.8 times the current daily average.

Companhia de Saneamento Basico (NYSE:SBS) is trading at $83.90 per share, down 2.5%. So far today, the company's volume is 211,785 shares. This is more trading activity than there was yesterday.

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) has moved up 1.9% and is currently trading at $163.87 per share. With 208,496 shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is 0.9 times its current three-month average.

Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) has risen 1.6% and is currently trading at $157.35 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 172,470 shares.

Increasing 1%, Alleghany (NYSE:Y) is trading at $349.80 per share. At 16,563 shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.3 times the average daily volume.

The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.