Stocks to Watch Friday NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks to watch on Friday: MICROSOFT CORP. (MSFT.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) : The world's largest software maker will suffer serious harm if it is forced to provide a version of Windows without Windows Media Player audio-visual software, its lawyer told a European Union court. The stock closed at $27.65 on Thursday on the Nasdaq. CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. (CYT.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) : The U.S. specialty chemical company is buying the chemicals division of Belgian drug company UCB (UCBBt.BR: Quote , Profile , Research ) in a $1.85 billion cash and stock deal. Cytec stock closed at $48.95 on the New York Stock Exchange. METLIFE INC. (MET.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) : South Korea's SK Networks Co. Ltd. (001740.KS: Quote , Profile , Research ) said it had picked Metlife over Britain-based HSBC Holdings Plc. (HSBA.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) as the preferred negotiating partner to buy its life insurance unit. Metlife stock closed at $38.65 on the NYSE. HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. (HPQ.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) : The U.S. computer giant said it has acquired Synstar Plc (SYN.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) , a British technology services firm, for $293 million. HP stock closed at $18.75 on the NYSE. RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD. (RIMM.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) :     Continued ... Quelle "Stocks to Watch Friday" : reuters.com Main page for "Stocks to Watch Friday"