Top Percentage Gainers and Losers as of 2 p.m. 4/11/2011(TSTY, FLO, GLBC, LVLT, AMMD, ENDP, EFII, IDIX, BAC, SNSS, AFFX, MCP, CYH, QUIK, THC, TDSC, WPRT, SCEI, IRE)

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Best 1) Tasty Baking Company
TSTY
: Stock has jumped a resounding 146.58% to $3.96 after Flowers Foods
FLO
revealed plans to buy the company for $4 per share in an all-cash arrangement. 2) Global Crossing
GLBC
: Surging 57.09% to $23.25 after Level 3 Communications
LVLT
announced that it will acquire the company in an all-stock purchase (16 shares of Level 3 common stock for each share of Global Crossing common or preferred). The stock had been up as much as 75% earlier in the session. 3) American Medical Systems
AMMD
: Currently trading higher by 31.93% to $29.47 after agreeing to be acquired by Endo Pharmaceuticals
ENDP
for $30 a share. The deal is worth 2.9 billion. 4) Electronics For Imaging
EFII
: Enjoying a 16.94% run to $17.53 after boosting first-quarter guidance. CEO Guy Gecht noted “robust demand” in all three of the company's business segments, mostly in its print servers as well as software products. 5) Idenix Pharmaceuticals
IDIX
: Shares are trading higher by 11.38% to $3.23 after an upgrade from Neutral to Buy at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch
BAC
. Other notable movers: Sunesis Pharmaceuticals
SNSS
up 9.35% to $2.34; Affymetrix
AFFX
up 7.91% to $5.73; Molycorp
MCP
up 5.86% to 71.13 after a price target raise from $74 to $90 by JP Morgan analyst Michael Gambardella. Worst 1) Community Health Systems
CYH
: Shares are freefalling 30.69% to $27.87 after being accused of violations of Federal Securities Laws in a lawsuit filed by Tenet Healthcare
THC
. The stock had traded all the way down to $22.33 earlier in the session. 2) QuickLogic
QUIK
: Stock is currently plunging 17.04% to $4.04 after cutting its first-quarter revenue forecast. 3) Tenet Healthcare
THC
: Equity continues to slide, taking a 13.11% haircut to $6.56 after filing a lawsuit against Community Health Systems
CYH
alleging improper admission of patients in order to garner revenue. 4) 3D Systems
TDSC
: Trading 11.77% to the downside at $49.87. The stock posted a new 52-week high last Friday. 5) Westport Innovations
WPRT
: The stock started out the day in positive territory but has fallen 10.51% to $23.93. JP Morgan
JPM
gave the company a Neutral recommendation. Other notable movers: Sino Clean Energy
SCEI
down 10.66% to $3.94; The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
IRE
down 10.39% to $2.07.
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