Stocks are wavering this morning as they digest news out of Spain that more banks will be lining up for government bailouts. Continual EU woes coupled with low volume heading into Memorial Day is keeping any gains the market could log in check.
Domestically the markets did get a small boost from consumer confidence numbers that suprised to the upside. Sign Up For Free Alerts
A quick check at the markets has the Dow down 6, the Nasdaq flat and the S&P up 2 points.
Complete Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNOM) is up 30.04% today at $3.02. GNOM has traded 8.7 million shares so far today, 8 times its daily average. GNOM shares have rallied more than $1 a share over the past few days. The company has a market cap of 101.66 million.
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB) is up 16.31% today at $2.79. PACB has traded 863 thousands shares this morning, 4 times its average volume. PACB shares have jumped $0.40 a share in the past two days. The company has a market cap of 147.85 million.
Frontline Ltd. (NYSE:FRO) is up 14.05% this morning at $5.6799. FRO has traded 1.8 million shares so far today and trades 2.5 million shares a day on average. FRO shares are up this morning on quarterly results that beat estimates. Frontline also expects second quarter results to be better than the first quarter. The company has a market cap of 428.22 million. Sign Up For Free Alerts
Neptune Technologies & Bioresources, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEPT) is up 8.05% today at $3.76. NEPT has traded 702 thousand shares so far today, 7 times its average volume. NEPT shares are up $1 a share over the past week. Netpute reported fiscal 2012 results earlier today. The company has a market cap of 185.93 million.
Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ:MRGE) is up 9% today at $2.55. MRGE has traded 539 thousand shares so far today and trades 1.06 million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 233.79 million.
rue21, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUE) is up 6.56% today at $28.77. RUE has traded 357 thousand shares so far today, 60 thousand shares more than its daily average. RUE shares are up today after its first quarter profit was higher than estimates and the company increased its profit forecast for the year. The company has a market cap of 709.16 million.