Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs

UIL Holdings Corporation UIL shares rose 20.12% to reach a new 52-week high of $50.85 after Spain's Iberdrola SA announced its plans to buy UIL Holdings for about $3 billion. salesforce.com, inc. CRM shares touched a new 52-week high of $69.902 after the company reported in-line earnings for the fourth quarter. Vulcan Materials Company VMC shares reached a new 52-week high of $82.95. RBC Capital upgraded Vulcan Materials from Sector Perform to Outperform and raised the price target from $82.00 to $93.00. Emulex Corporation ELX shares touched a new 52-week high of $8 after Avago Technologies AVGO announced the acquisition of Emulex.