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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

Stocks were up strongly again on Thursday - although volume was light. The Dow industrials were the percentage leader on the day.

The Dow finished up 212.67. The Nasdaq Composite closed higher by 29.18. And the S&P 500 ended the day ahead by 19.02.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.

Among the biggest gainers of the Dow industrials, shares of American Express (AXP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) were up more than 4% and increasingly overbought with a 2-period RSI of more than 90 as the stock continues to trade below the 200-day moving average.

The biggest advance in the S&P 500 was to be found in the shares of MBIA, Inc. (MBI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), which were up by more than 34% as the stock closed above its 200-day moving average for the first time since mid-October 2007.

Shares of Las Vegas Sands (LVS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) were up more than 7% on Thursday on news that the gambling resort is looking to build a $12 billion casino project similar to the one it built in Macau. LVS has a 2-period RSI of more than 90 and remains several points below its 200-day moving average.

A day after plunging more than 24%, shares of Amyln Pharmaceuticals (AMLN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) were up by more than 6% on Thursday. A Merrill Lynch analyst upgraded the shares from "neutral" to "buy."

Dell (DELL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) sold off initially in afterhours trading on Thursday on their announcement that earnings had fallen short of analyst EPS expectations by five cents.

Boeing (BA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) on Thursday made what it considers its "final offer" to workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The workers are expected to vote on the offer on Wednesday.

Shares of Tiffany's (TIF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) gained more than 10% on Thursday after surprising analysts with a forecast and earnings that were better than expected.

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