Below are stocks making major moves in pre-open trading Friday:

HIGHER:
Cobalt International Energy, In (NYSE: CIE) 39% HIGHER; strong well results
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) 15% HIGHER; Rips Following Solid Q4 EPS Number
Linkedin (NYSE: LNKD) 8% HIGHER; tops Q4 views
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) 7% HIGHER; Q4 results, guidance
ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc (NASDAQ: VPFG) 6% HIGHER; added to S&P SmallCap 600 index
Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKS) 5% HIGHER; tops Q1 views
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) 5% HIGHER; Q4 results
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (NYSE: CBB) 4% HIGHER; Q4 results
Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) 3% HIGHER; added to S&P SmallCap 600 index
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) 3%