Saks Among Wall Street's Big Movers

NYSE

Saks Inc., up $1.08 at $19.82.

The department store chain's same-store sales -- a key gauge of a retailer's performance -- jumped 24.7 percent in February amid higher sales of full-price merchandise and an end-of-season consolidation sale in certain flagship stores.

Conseco Inc., down 91 cents at $18.75.

The life and health insurer swung to a fourth-quarter loss amid higher expenses. The company also said it won't offer financial forecasts until it irons out problems in its business.

AMEX

Friendly Ice Cream Corp., up $1.95 at $13.79.

The restaurant chain said it would consider putting itself up for sale and that it turned a profit in the fourth quarter.

NASDAQ

CV Therapeutics Inc., down $2.90 at $9.40.

The drug maker said its only approved drug failed to show adequate improvement over a placebo at treating heart disease.

TiVo Inc., up 20 cents at $6.14; EarthLink Inc., up 2 cents at $6.97.

TiVo, which provides digital television-recording services, struck an agreement with the Internet service provider Earthlink to provide bundled Internet and television services.

Copart Inc., down $1.46 at $27.55.

The company, which takes junked cars and auctions them for insurers and auto dealers, saw its fiscal second-quarter profit jump more than threefold from a quarter hurt by hurricane-related costs.

(Corrects closing prices throughout.)