On Friday, Following Stocks were among the “Top 100 Gainers” of U.S. Stock Market: Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY), ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG), Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRFT)

Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), with shares gained 5.85%, closed at $42.32.

Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY),with shares jumped 5.78%, settled at $94.36.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG), with shares climbed 5.78%, and closed at $36.76.

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRFT), surged 5.58%, and closed at $89.10, hitting new 52-week high of $89.84.

Latest NEWS regarding these Stocks are depicted underneath:

Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX)

Xilinx Inc. (XLNX), declared that its SDAccel™ and SDNet™ software defined development environments were each recognized in the 2015 Lightwave Innovation Awards Program for technical excellence. The Lightwave Innovation Awards program distinguishes the top products and solutions accessible within the optical networking industry as determined by an independent panel of third-party fiber optics experts.

The Xilinx SDAccel and SDNet environments were called out for outstanding technical achievement in the design tools category of the awards program. All products are evaluated and scored on a scale of one to five. Realizing a score of four or above means that the judges believe the product provides technical features and performance that deliver clear and substantial benefits. Each of the Xilinx products scored 4.5.

Xilinx, Inc. designs and develops programmable devices and associated technologies worldwide. Its programmable devices comprise integrated circuits (ICs) in the form of programmable logic devices (PLDs), such as programmable system on chips, and three dimensional ICs; software design tools to program the PLDs; targeted reference designs; printed circuit boards; and intellectual property (IP), which comprises of Xilinx and various third-party verification and IP cores.

Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY)

Formerly on March 17, Incyte Corporation (INCY), declared that Novartis received approval from the European Commission for Jakavi® (ruxolitinib) for the treatment of adult patients with polycythemia vera (PV) who are resistant to or intolerant of hydroxyurea. Jakavi is the first targeted treatment approved by the European Commission for these patients.

Under the Incyte-Novartis Partnership and License Contract signed in 2009, Novartis received exclusive development and commercialization rights to ruxolitinib outside of the United States for all hematologic and oncologic indications, and sells ruxolitinib under the name Jakavi. Ruxolitinib is marketed by Incyte in the United States as Jakafi® (ruxolitinib). Jakafi® is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of people with polycythemia vera who have had an inadequate response to or are intolerant of hydroxyurea. Jakafi is also indicated for treatment of people with intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF), counting primary MF, post–polycythemia vera MF, and post–essential thrombocythemia MF.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG)

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG), stated results for the fiscal 2015 third quarter ended Feb. 22, 2015.

Gary Rodkin, ConAgra Foods’ chief executive officer, said, “We are happy with the performance of our Consumer Foods segment and our domestic Commercial Foods business, in addition to the robust efficiencies we are generating across the corporation. Our Private Brands segment, however, is significantly below expectations; we are in the midst of implementing initiatives to improve execution to drive better performance starting in fiscal 2016.”

“Given my forthcoming retirement from ConAgra Foods, I would like to thank all of our shareholders for their interest, encouragement, and support over the last nine years as we have significantly transformed the corporation. Over these years, our team made noteworthy strides culturally, organizationally, operationally, and in the marketplace, generating consistently strong cash flow and putting us in a good position to capitalize on the next set of opportunities. I am very excited that Sean Connolly will be the corporation’s next CEO, and I look forward to watching the corporation’s progress under his leadership.”

ConAgra Foods, Inc. operates as a food corporation primarily in North America. The corporation operates through three segments: Consumer Foods, Commercial Foods, and Private Brands. The Consumer Foods segment provides branded food products in various categories, such as meals, entrees, condiments, sides, snacks, and desserts to various retail channels, such as grocery and convenience stores across frozen, refrigerated, and shelf-stable temperature classes.

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRFT)

The Boca brand, best known for its popular veggie patties, is shaking up the frozen food aisle with the unveiling of Boca Essentials, a new line of vegetable-and grain-based patties in bold new flavors that offer a source of “complete protein” for meatless meals.

The complete protein offered in the new Boca Essentials line is comprised of nine essential amino acids that the human body needs, but cannot produce on its own. While many of these amino acids are typically found in meat, each new Boca Essentials flavor contains all nine, in the correct proportion, to offer a protein-packed and delicious choice for those looking for meat alternative meal options and energy to assist fuel their days.

In line with consumers’ tastes for bold and bright flavors, the three varieties of Boca Essentials are inspired by classic dishes and ingredients from around the country. Varieties comprise:

• Breakfast Scramble with potatoes, scrambled eggs and vegetables.
• Roasted Vegetables and Red Quinoa with brown rice.
• Chile Relleno with green chile peppers, black beans and brown rice.

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged food and beverage corporation. It operates through six segments: Cheese, Refrigerated Meals, Beverages, Meals & Desserts, Enhancers & Snack Nuts, and Canada. The corporation’s iconic brands comprise Kraft, Capri Sun, JELL-O, Kool-Aid, Lunchables, Maxwell House, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Planters and Velveeta.

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