Active Stocks April 18th: Berkshire Hathaway, Genworth, Textron, Knight Capital, Polaris

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A): Warren Buffett’s announcement that he has a form of treatable cancer might force Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) to reveal the company’s next CEO, who has been selected but not named, faster than previously expected, according to The Los Angeles Times. Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. are trading 1.07% lower today.

Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW): Genworth droped 18% to $6.31 after postponing Australian mortgage IPO. Shares of Genworth Financial Inc are trading 18.96% lower today.

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT): Expects to form joint venture with Avik to develop the Chinese general aviation business. Shares of Textron Inc. are trading 3.65% lower today.

Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE:KCG): For the month of March, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index increased 2.0%, 3.1% and 4.2%, respectively. During the same period, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) averaged 16.2. Knight’s U.S. equity volumes were as follows: average daily U.S. equities market making volume traded was $22.3B, down approximately 2.4% from $22.8B in February and down approximately 10.5% from $24.9B in March 2011; average daily U.S. equities market making trade volume was 3.4M, down approximately 1.3% from 3.4M in February and down approximately 2.1% from 3.4M in March 2011; average daily U.S. equities market making share volume was 3.9 billion, up approximately 6.1% from 3.6 billion in February 2012, and down approximately 38.4% from 6.3 billion in March 2011; Knight Direct recorded average daily equities share volume of 213.2M, up approximately 0.6% from 211.9M in February, and up approximately 33.2% from 160.0M in March 2011. In U.S. equities there were 22 trading days in March 2012, 20 days in February 2012 and 23 days in March 2011. Shares of Knight Capital Group Inc. are trading 4.16% higher today.

Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE:PII): Reported Q1 on-road vehicle sales up 44%. Reported North American retail sales up 17%. Shares of Polaris Industries Inc. are trading 7.08% higher today.

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