Stocks in Motion: Sirva

Aviall(AVL Quote) rose 21.6% after the company received a $5 billion contract from General Electric(GE Quote). The contract gives Aviall the exclusive worldwide aftermarket distribution rights for unique engine spare parts related to the GE CF6-50 and CF6-80A aircraft engines. The contract remains in effect for as long as these engines remain in service, Aviall said. Sales, meanwhile, are expected to average $300 million a year for the first 10 years of the agreement. Shares traded up $5.11 to $28.81.

Shares of WPS Resources(WPS Quote) rose 5.4% after the company posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat expectations and said that 2005 earnings would be ahead of expectations as well. Excluding items, the utility operator earned $1.60 a share on sales of $1.4 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of $1.08 a share. Looking ahead, WPS expects 2005 earnings of $3.90 to $4.15 a share. Analysts had been expecting earnings of $3.45 a share. Shares traded up $2.60 to $51.10.

NYSE volume leaders included Pfizer (PFE Quote), down 19 cents to $24.16; Sprint(FON Quote), up 68 cents to $23.83; AT&T(T Quote), down 52 cents to $19.19; SBC Communications(SBC Quote), up 14 cents to $23.76; Merck(MRK Quote), up 3 cents to $28.05; Lucent (LU Quote), up 2 cents to $3.26; and Wyeth(WYE Quote), down $3.35 to $39.63.

Nasdaq volume leaders included Microsoft(MSFT Quote), up 10 cents to $26.28; Sun Microsystems(SUNW Quote), up 10 cents to $4.36; Intel (INTC Quote), up 21 cents to $22.45; Cisco(CSCO Quote), up 14 cents to $18.04; JDS Uniphase(JDSU Quote), down 4 cents to $2.15; Applied Materials(AMAT Quote), down 14 cents to $15.90; Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI Quote), up 12 cents to $6.62; and Oracle(ORCL Quote), up 9 cents to $13.77.