March9,2020 BARRON’S M9
Charting the Market
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM
OXY (NYSE)•26.86•-5.88
242730MTWTF333624.034.545.055.566.076.5Stock Price $060M A M J J A S O N D J F120Volume in MillionsOil demand became the
latest coronavirus concern.
Travel and trade worries
sank oil stocks like Oxy,
Marathon Petroleum, and
even Brazil’s Petrobras.
INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS
INO (NASD)•14.09•9.81
3.06.510.0MTWTF13.517.01.04.58.011.515.018.5Stock Price $0293M A M J J A S O N D J F586Volume in MillionsSmall-cap firms working
on Covid-19 remedies—like
this vaccine developer—
stayedhot.Othersincluded
Novavax, Co-Diagnostics,
and Alpha Pro Tech.
KROGER
KR (NYSE)•32.04•3.91
283032MTWTF3436192225283134Stock Price $049M A M J J A S O N D J F98Volume in MillionsSupermarket shoppers
stockpiled canned goods
and sanitizers, in fear of a
Covid-19pandemic.Grocery
and mass merchandising
stocks climbed.
NEWMONT
NEM (NYSE)•52.35•7.72
44.046.549.0MTWTF51.554.0283338434853Stock Price $067M A M J J A S O N D J F134Volume in MillionsGold jumped as traders
sought security amid a
virus-plagued market and
Tuesday’sFedratecut.The
miner and rivals like Bar-
rick Gold got boosts.
ANTHEM
ANTM (NYSE)•282.19•25.10
248261274MTWTF287300225243261279297315Stock Price $011M A M J J A S O N D J F22Volume in MillionsJoeBiden’sgainsinTues-
day’s primaries eased fears
of Bernie Sanders’ health
plans—lifting managed-care
stocks like Anthem, Molina,
Humana,andUnitedHealth.
EDITAS MEDICINE
EDIT (NASD)•23.97•1.79
21.022.524.0MTWTF25.527.018.021.525.028.532.035.5Stock Price $05M A M J J A S O N D J F10Volume in MillionsThegene-editingfirmand
its partner Allergan an-
nouncedthefirstdosingofa
patientwithatreatmentthat
usestheCRISPRtechnology
to treat a rare blindness.
AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP
AAL (NASD)•15.97•-3.09
14.015.517.0MTWTF18.520.0141924293439Stock Price $0109M A M J J A S O N D J F218Volume in MillionsAirlinescontinuedtolose
altitude as the coronavirus
curbed travel. Others suf-
fering like American in-
cluded United, Alaska Air,
JetBlue and Spirit.
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP
MRVL (NASD)•24.09•2.79
20.021.523.0MTWTF24.526.017.019.522.024.527.029.5Stock Price $046M A M J J A S O N D J F92Volume in MillionsSales of networking and
data storage chips rose se-
quentiallyinMarvell’sJanu-
aryquarter.Italsoforecast
better-than-expected reve-
nue this quarter.
QIAGEN
QGEN (NYSE)•41.57•5.67
33.035.538.0MTWTF40.543.0242832364044Stock Price $021M A M J J A S O N D J F42Volume in MillionsThe Dutch maker of
molecular testing products
agreedtobeacquiredbylab
toolsgiantThermoFisher—
for $11.5 billion in cash.
They’ll test for Covid-19.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES
RCL (NYSE)•65.01•-15.40
586572MTWTF7986587490106122138Stock Price $030M A M J J A S O N D J F60Volume in MillionsHeadlines about quaran-
tined cruise ships further
hurt the cruise industry—
sinking shares of Royal
Caribbean, Carnival, and
Norwegian Cruise Line.
FORTY SEVEN
FTSV (NASD)•94.35•36.35
93.093.594.0MTWTF94.595.032241607998Stock Price $023M A M J J A S O N D J F46Volume in MillionsGilead Sciences will buy
the developer of immuno-
oncology treatments for
$95.50 a share in cash, or
$4.9billion—gainingananti-
body against blood cancers.
VIPSHOP HOLDINGS
VIPS (NYSE)•16.51•3.68
111315MTWTF17195.07.510.012.515.017.5Stock Price $039M A M J J A S O N D J F78Volume in Millions