Why Illumina Stock Zoomed Higher on Thursday

A legal opinion on the other side of Planet Earth put some juice into Illumina's (ILMN 3.20%) stock on Thursday. The gene-sequencing specialist saw its share price rise by over 3%, against the S&P 500 index's 0.3% bump, on strong indication that a regulator's move against the company might soon be reversed.A top court advisor criticizes a ruling in EuropeThat day, a senior advisor to the European Commission (EC) -- the European Union's (EU) executive arm that also holds certain regulatory powers -- criticiz ...