Yingli Green Energy Holding (NYSE:YGE) is up 16.54% this afternoon at $4.45. YGE has traded 9.8 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. YGE shares are popping this afternoon after a 3.59% tariff for its solar modules. Now a tariff isn’t usually good news, but in this case it is at least today. Chinese solar companies have been expecting a tariff since December, they just never knew how much it would be. The company has a market cap of 679.44 million.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP) is up 15.65% today at $3.62. STP saw a massive spike this afternoon in share price and volume on news that U.S. set low tariffs on solar panels from Chinese solar companies. Suntech stock has traded nearly 7 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 3.8 million shares. The company has a market cap of 639.27 million.
Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ:AMRN) is up 10.11% in afternoon trading at $11.73. AMRN has traded 19.7 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 3.6 million shares. Amarin shares jumped this morning after the company was awarded U.S. patent for heart drug. The company has a market cap of 1.61 billion.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) is up 12.14% today at $2.0999. ACAD is up on heavy volume today with 2.3 million shares traded, 6 times its average volume. ACAD shares have been trending higher most of the month and are up more than $0.50 per share. The company has a market cap of 112.66 million.
Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECYT) is up 12.04% today at $5.49. Endocyte stock has traded 2.5 million shares this afternoon, well above its daily average of 867 thousand shares. ECYT shares are bouncing back today after coming off its high of over $6 last week. Endocyte spiked last week after submitting marketing authorization applications for EC145 and EC20. The company has a market cap of 195.10 million.
Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTH) is up 11% this afternoon at $3.43. DCTH has traded 1.4 million shares so far today, more than double its average volume. Delcath announced first commercial CHEMOSAT order in Europe his morning. The company has a market cap of 166.36 million.
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) is up nearly 10% today at $8.53. TSL shares popped with the other solar companies today after the U.S. set tariffs for Chinese solar companies at less than 5%. TSL has tarded 7.7 million shares so far today, above its daily average of 4.5 million shares. The company has a market cap of 608.84 million.
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