Oracle, Darden, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Cantel Medical are big market movers Friday

June 21, 2013 at 10:20PM

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Darden Restaurants Inc., down $1.11 at $50.12

The owner of the Olive Garden and Red Lobster chains said that its fourth-quarter net income fell 12 percent on rising costs.

CarMax Inc., up 2 cents at $44.59

The car dealership chain said that higher sales of used cars drove its first-quarter profit up more than 21 percent.

Cantel Medical Corp., up $1.34 at $34.41

The maker of anti-infection equipment for hospitals said that its board declared a three-for-two split of its common stock.

Nasdaq

Oracle Corp., down $3.07 at $30.14

The business software maker reported fourth quarter results that were below what Wall Street analysts' were expecting.

Ebix Inc., down $1.48 at $9.52

Shares of the insurance technology provider continued to fall, a day after Goldman Sachs ended its deal to buy the company.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc., down $1.57 at $3.56

The drugmaker said that the Food and Drug Administration delayed human testing of the company's hepatitis C treatment IDX20963.

Dish Network Corp., up $1.23 at $40.41

The satellite TV operator said that it is officially abandoning its efforts to acquire telecommunications company Sprint Nextel Corp.

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., up $1.39 at $6.81

The drugmaker said that it would cancel a $13 million stock offering, citing current market conditions.

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