• The Nasdaq OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and the IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) announced a joint proposal to acquire NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) for $42.50 per share in cash and stock, or approximately $11.3 billion, based on the closing prices of the respective stocks as of March 31, 2011
• RW Baird initiated coverage on Main Street (NASDAQ:MAIN) with an Outperform rating
• JMP Securities upgraded Sabra Healthcare (NASDAQ:SBRA) to Outperform from Market Perform
• Roth Capital initiated coverage on Yuhe International (NASDAQ:YUII) with a Buy rating
• Wells Fargo upgraded Alexander & Baldwin (NASDAQ:ALEX) to Market Perform from Underperform
• Leerink upgraded Allergan (NYSE:AGN) to Outperform from Market Perform
• Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Huntington Ingalls (NYSE:HII) with a Hold rating
• BB&T Capital downgraded Middleburg Financial (NASDAQ:MBRG) to Hold from Buy
• Deutsche Bank downgraded Omeros (NASDAQ:OMER) to Hold from Buy
• Goldman Sachs downgraded Allstate (NYSE:ALL) to Neutral from Buy
• Goldman Sachs downgraded Greenhill (NYSE:GHL) two notches to Sell from Neutral
• Nomura downgraded Interpublic Group of Cos (NYSE:IPG) to Neutral from Buy
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