5 – MannKind Corporation – NASDAQ:MNKD

4 – Suntech Power Holdings – NYSE:STP

3 – Conseco – NYSE:CNO

2 – Facet Biotech Corporation – NASDAQ:FACT

1 – Citigroup – NYSE:C

* Mannkind Corporation has an upcoming Food and Drug Administration approval decision for its diabetes drug next month, on January 16, 2010. Shares of MNKD rose 3.7 percent to $8.79 on Wednesday.

* Suntech Power Holdings is the #4 stock on the HIGH 5. A recent report said that the company has helped to contribute to China's 30% share of the global market for solar panels. Shares of STP fell .70 percent to $17.78 on Wednesday.

* Conseco shares fell Wednesday after the life insurer said it may raise as much as $234.1 million selling shares and use part of the proceeds to repay debt. Shares of CNO climbed 6.9 percent to $5.14 on the news.

* Debuting on the HIGH 5 in the #2 spot is Facet Biotech after the company said on Wednesday it agreed to allow The Baupost Group, a big investor, to increase its stake in the company to as much as 20 percent, in a bid to fight off a hostile bid from Biogen Idec. Shares of FACT fell 2.1 percent to $16.40 on the news.

* Citigroup is pricing its $20.5 billion stock offering at $3.15 a share, well below Wednesday's closing price and less than the $3.25 the government got for its Citigroup shares. Shares of C tumbled 3.1 percent to $3.45 on the news.

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