Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, June 19, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of coal producer Alpha Natural Resources Inc. finished lower Thursday, a day after an analyst raised his price expectations for the commodity and said the sector should boom through 2010.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of China Southern Airlines Co. touched a low Thursday as China's government said it would raise prices on gasoline and diesel fuel.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of coal producer Consol Energy Inc. finished lower Thursday, a day after a Stifel Nicolaus analyst raised his price expectations for the commodity and the sector saw a slew of all-time highs.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Building Materials Holding Corp. touched a low Thursday as the housing and construction markets continue to be battered by the economic slump.