Ford, XTO Energy among big movers

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Ford Motor Co., down 24 cents at $6.12

Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's investment company Tracinda Corp. said its tender offer for 20 million additional shares of the auto maker attracted a huge response and will enable it to increase its stake in the automaker to about 5.5 percent.

XTO Energy Inc., down 70 cents at $67.02

For $4.19 billion in cash and stock, the company will buy privately held Hunt Petroleum Corp. The stock portion is valued at $67.50 per share.

Coca-Cola Co., up $2.15 at $58.01

An analyst upgraded the stock to "Buy" from "Hold," expecting strong international growth, especially in Latin America.

Toyota Motor Corp., down $1 at $101.59

Stepping up production of "green" cars worldwide, the Japanese auto maker will start making the Camry hybrid in Australia and Thailand.

Texas Instruments Inc., down 91 cents at $30.42

The chip maker narrowed its second-quarter sales and profit outlook to a range that still fell within Wall Street expectations.

Pall Corp., up $1.90 at $41.72

Strong sales in the filter and purifier maker's life science and industrial segments helped lift fiscal third-quarter profit 26 percent.

NASDAQ

Shuffle Master Inc., up 46 cents at $6.70

The casino machine maker's profit fell 11 percent, but topped Wall Street expectations on a 10 percent rise in revenue.

CMGI Inc., down $3.71 at $11.30

After swinging to a third-quarter loss, the provider of supply chain management services lowered its fiscal-year revenue outlook.

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