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Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday:
Agilent Technologies Inc., up 6 cents to $133.29.
The scientific instrument maker raised its financial forecasts after reporting strong fiscal second-quarter earnings.
Zscaler Inc., up $21.46 to $194.20.
The cloud-based information security provider handily beat Wall Street s fiscal third-quarter profit forecasts.
Toll Brothers Inc., up $2.35 to $64.37.
Strong demand helped the luxury home builder beat analysts second-quarter profit forecasts.
Nordstrom Inc., down $2.11 to $34.37.
The department store chain reported a bigger loss than analysts expected.
Urban Outfitters Inc., up $3.51 to $38.47.
The clothing and accessories retailer blew away Wall Street s first-quarter profit forecasts.
Dick s Sporting Goods Inc., up $14.23 to $98.40.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Q1 Results Well Above Estimates
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Specialty retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) reported Wednesday a net income of $41.77 million or $0.64 per share for the first quarter, compared to a net loss of $244.15 million or $3.90 per share last year. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.67 for the quarter
Net sales for the quarter surged 61 percent to $781.41 million from last year s $485.36 million. In light of store closures related to COVID-19, the Company has not disclosed comparable sales for Fiscal 2021.
On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report a loss of $0.38 per share on revenues of $687.35 million for the quarter. Analysts estimates typically exclude special items.
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