Mid-Day Market Update: ACADIA Posts Massive Rally as AMD Falls

Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.43 percent to 14,865.98 while the NASDAQ rose 0.05 percent to 3,299.44. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.40 percent to 1,594.51.

The S&P 500 looks to be hitting new resistance at 1,590 with 1,575 acting as resistance below that. The Dow looks to have new resistance at 14,825, with 14,685 becoming support. The Russell is set to take out its 940 resistance with 960 acting as resistance above that. Finally, the NASDAQ looks to be breaking out through 3,270 resistance, finding new resistance at 3,300.

An IDC report came out yesterday reporting global PC shipments, saying they were down over 14 percent, the largest decrease ever reported. The release also highlighted a decrease of 10.9 percent in shipments from Dell

. The news has caused companies like Microsoft

and Hewlett Packard

to take a hit, and sent ripples through the PC manufacturers and suppliers.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals

shot up 56.71 percent to $12.49 after the company announced it had received an expedited FDA review path for its lead drug Shares of Rite Aid

shot up 18.99 percent to $2.13 after the company crushed expectations on the bottom line in its earnings release this morning. Boyd Gaming

was also up, gaining 10.24 percent to $9.04 after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to an Overweight rating this morning.

Fortinet

plummeted at the market opening, falling 14.42 to $18.70 after taking a series of analyst downgrades this morning. Hewlett-Packard

was also down, falling 6.90 percent to $20.78 after the PC sales data was released to the public. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices

took a hit as well, falling 3.56 percent to $2.52 on the poor PC report.

In commodity news, oil traded down 1.46 percent to $93.26, while gold traded up 0.40 percent to $1,565.50. Silver traded up 0.63 percent Thursday to $27.81, while copper rose 0.26 percent to $3.43.

European markets were higher this morning as it was reported that Cyprus had signed its memorandum of understanding with the Troika, opening the door to its much needed bailout funds. Following the news, the French CAC rose 0.60 percent, while the German DAX was close behind, gaining 0.55 percent.

In economic news this morning, initial jobless claims came in at 346K, above the expected 340K, but below the prior release of 385K, while continuing jobless claims came in at 3.08 million, above the expected 3.07 million and the previous result of 3.06 million. The import price index came in down -0.50 percent, equal to the prior figure.