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Market Winners & Losers: Harman International, Gannett

The major indexes sank across the board Friday, with the Dow closing down 2.5%, the S&P 500 losing 2.8% and the Nasdaq falling 2.5%.

By David O'Brien - October 30, 2009

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The major indexes sank across the board Friday, with the Dow closing down 2.5%, the S&P 500 losing 2.8% and the Nasdaq falling 2.5%.

Here are Friday’s winners and losers:

Winners

Harman International Industries Inc. (HAR)
The audio-products developer saw its shares fly 14% higher after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings results. Harman shares last traded at $37.61, up $4.61 on the day.

Eastman Kodak Co. (EK)
The film and camera manufacturer bucked market trends, adding 8.1% to its share price Friday. Kodak shares closed at $3.75, a gain of 28 cents on the day.

Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW)
The financial-services company continued to ride its earnings report, with shares moving up 4.3% on Friday. GNW shares ended the session at $10.62, up 44 cents on the day.

Estee Lauder Cos. (EL)
The cosmetics and skin-care product manufacturer’s stock added 3.3%, hitting a new yearly high to end the month of October. EL shares finished Friday at $42.50, a gain of $1.36 on the day.

Pepco Holdings Inc. (POM)
The utility provider bucked sector trends to end the week, moving higher by 2.8%. POM shares last traded at $14.93, up 40 cents on the day.

Losers

Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI)
A downgrade by Wells Fargo led the publisher’s shares to fall 10.6% on Friday. Gannet shares closed at $9.82, a loss of $1.16 on the day.

New York Times Co. (NYT)
The publisher continued its losing ways, with its stock falling 9.3% Friday. NYT shares ended the session at $7.97, down 82 cents on the day.

Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW)
The online job company saw its share sink 9.1% despite analyst upgrades. MWW shares finished Friday at $14.52, a loss of $1.46 on the day.

MBIA Inc. (MBI)
The insurer plunged 8.8% to close the last session of the week. MBI shares last traded at $4.06 down, 39 cents on the day.

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (CBG)
The commercial real-estate firm’s stock continued its retreat from yearly highs, sinking 8.4%.CBG shares closed at $10.35, a loss of 95 cents on the day.