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Freeport-McMoRan Inc, down $1.17 to $10.88

The copper producer said it may sell another $1 billion of its own shares after completing a similar-sized stock sale.

La Quinta Holdings Inc., down $2.92 to $16.05

The hotel operator's CEO resigned, and the company cut its outlook because of weak demand in August and September.

Johnson Controls Inc., down 95 cents to $40.50

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 76 points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 16,330 Thursday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 10 points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,952. The Nasdaq composite climbed 39 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4,796.

Freight company Con-Way soared 34 percent after agreeing to be acquired by XPO Logistics.