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The S&P 500's Biggest Movers on the Week

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The market continued to defy the usual for September. The S&P 500 finished last week at 1,068.30 -- up 2.5% -- having risen nine out of the previous 11 trading days.

Pops and drops
Here are the five biggest S&P 500 increases and the five biggest S&P 500 drops of last week (measured Friday close to Friday close):

Winners:

Company

Percentage Gain

Gannett (NYSE: GCI  )

17%

Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI  )

17%

Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW  )

17%

Marshall & Ilsley

16%

Zions Bancorp (Nasdaq: ZION  )

16%

Source: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's).

Losers:

Company

Percentage Loss

Coventry Health Care

(16%)

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK  )

(10%)

Laboratory Corp. of America

(8%)

Citigroup (NYSE: C  )

(8%)

Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA  )

(7%)

Source: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's).

A look at some of the movers
Genworth Financial rose last week after it raised $564 million in capital via a secondary offering. In this environment, the ability to raise capital isn't a given.

Last week, Kodak cut a deal with private equity firm Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts (KKR), which will buy $400 million of Kodak's bonds. As part of the deal, Kodak has agreed to give KKR warrants to buy up to 53 million shares. In addition, the company said it would offer $300 million in convertible bonds. The price of both actions highlight the company's rickety capital position -- combined, the capital raises could dilute shares up to 35% to 40%.

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Fool contributor Jennifer Schonberger does not own shares of any of the companies mentioned in this article. Coventry Health Care, Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, and NVIDIA are Motley Fool Stock Advisor picks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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