NEW YORK - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Morgan Stanley, up 71 cents at $43.36
An analyst upgraded the investment bank and said it is best positioned among its peers to respond to the rapidly changing commodities sector.
MetLife Inc., down 54 cents at $59.07
A subsidiary of the insurance giant will buy the residential mortgage business of a unit of First Horizon National Corp. for an undisclosed amount.
State Street Corp., down 53 cents at $70.83
The financial services company will sell 35.7 million shares and raise up to $2.8 billion for what an analyst speculates will be future acquisition opportunities.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., up 38 cents at $7.19
It launched a new fleet of semiconductors for laptops as part of a major shake up of its mobile line that it hopes will boost sales.

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