HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Sept. 24

(Updates to after the open, adds National Semiconductor, American Greeting, Steelcase, Red Hat, Citrix, Vail, First Financial, Cephalon, Vical, Scholastic, Genzyme, TradeStation)

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks on the move on Thursday:

CITIGROUP INC (C.N), $4.61, up 2 pct

The bank plans to cut down its U.S. branch network to six big metropolitan areas, according to a late Wednesday report in the Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the situation. [ID:nN23423147]

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC (ERTS.O), $19.26, down 2.9 pct

A Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) executive said the software company had no plans to buy Electronic Arts, shooting down unsubstantiated talk of a potential bid that triggered a spike in the video game publisher's shares. [ID:nT61813]

VISA INC (V.N), $73.15, down 1 pct

MASTERCARD INC (MA.N), $218.55, down 0.4 pct