Major Gainers and Losers in Early Trading on October 2; ILMN, MOS, PCS, GGP, GMED, EXPR

Shares of Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a developer and manufacturer of life sciences tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, are soaring in trading today. At last check, ILMN shares were trading 6.61% higher at $52.27 on above average volume of 4.94 million. ILMN shares hit an intra-day high of $52.96 in trading today.

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Bill Ackman Urges General Growth Properties to Consider Sale of Company (GGP, BAM, SGP)

General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP) shares surged on Thursday after Pershing Square Capital Management’s Bill Ackman urged the company to consider a sale. Ackman’s Pershing Square owns approximately 10.2% of GGP.

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