Market Roundup

US Technology stocks moved up, with Isilon Systems Inc

as the top performer in the list. EMC Corp

has agreed to purchase ISLN for $2.25 billion or $33.85 per share in cash. Some of other gainers in the list were Hewlett-Packard Co

, Dell Inc

, NetApp Inc

, IBM Corp

, Advanced Micro Devices Inc

and Motorola Inc

. Shares of Gannett Co Inc

gained about 1.4% after the company named Paul Saleh as its senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Saleh was earlier managing partner at Menza Partners LLC. Canadian stocks rose, driven by the mining sector. The S&P/TSX Composite Index gained about 0.5%. Shares of Teck Resources Ltd

, Royal Bank of Canada

and Toronto-Dominion

were the top performers. Shares of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan

moved down after BHP Billiton

decided to withdraw its $130-per-share offer for the Canadian company. US retail sales have risen sharply in October, driven by sales of autos and online items. According to the US Commerce Department, retail sales surged 1.2% in October. However, economists were estimating total sales to gain by 0.7%. Read more