PulteGroup Inc (PHM) $7.14 +2.88%
Pulte Homes (PHM) adds 20 cents to $7.13 and 5,000 Jan $10 calls have traded on the homebuilder. The top trade is a 2933-contract block at 22 cents when the market was 19 to 22 cents. Another 3,000 Oct 8 calls changed hands, with 78 percent trading at the ask. Options volume in PHM through the first 10 minutes is 8,300 calls and 90 puts. Shares are up after a 7-day 11.5 percent skid and with help from better-than-expected Housing Starts data released today.
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