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Afternoon Movers: BONT, TEAR, FFN, SQNM, SCEI, ZGNX

March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Investors at the NYSEThe market is continuing its rally this afternoon and is near its high of the day. Stocks are rallying as investors are optimistic that Greece get past a key hurdle with its private creditors. Commodities are also rallying alongside the market today with gold up about $19 at $1,702.80 and oil is up $0.86 at $107. The Dow is up 88 points, the Nasdaq is 38 points and the S&P 500 is up 15 points.

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) is up 18.19% today at $8.15. BONT has traded 1.9 million shares this afternoon, 9 times its average volume. BONT shares are rising for the second straight day today and is up about $3. The company has a market cap of 165.09 million. [Read more...]

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NASDAQ Stocks Rallying With Market: TRCR, BONT, TBET, AGEN, SNSS, CIEN

March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

list of nasdaq stocksStocks are rallying today, one day after taking their biggest hit in recent months. Greece continues to be in focus, but better than expected economic data helped lift stocks today. According to the ADP National Employment Report, private employers created 216,000 jobs last month. This beat expectations of 208,000. Investors are also looking ahead to Friday’s monthly government jobs report. Many economists are expecting a gain of 210,000 in nonfarm payrolls and 225,000 jobs in the private sector.

Greece will stay in the spotlight for many investors at least until the Thursday night deadline for the country’s creditors to take the credit swap deal passes. Financials are helping lift the stock market today with Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) up more than 2% and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) up more than 3%. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is also seeing a 1% jump today as investors and consumers eagerly await the unveiling of the iPad 3 later today.

At noon the Dow is up 74 points, the Nasdaq is up 27 points and the S&P 500 is up 8 points. [Read more...]

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Stocks Heading Higher As Market Starts Lower: BLRX, ACHN, DMND, EMC, LEE, BONT

January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Stocks are heading lower today as worries about the debt crisis in Europe, specifically Greece, grow. The credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s, said this morning it will likely cut Greece’s credit rating to “selective default.” This news out of Europe has over shadowed a big earnings day today with Apple and Yahoo releasing their latest quarterly reports after market close today. The Dow is down 53 points this morning, the Nasdaq is down 7 points and the S&P is down 5 points.

Not all stocks are heading lower though. Let’s take a look at six stocks trending higher in early trading.

BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ:BLRX) is up 79.33% in morning trading at $5.90. BLRX is up on huge volume today after signing an exclusive license agreement with Genosience for BL-8020, an oral treatment for Hepatitis C. BLRX has traded nearly 2.4 million shares today, way above its daily average of just 3 thousand shares. The company has a market cap of 78.98 million.

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) is up 13.36% today at $10.43. ACHN has traded 1.5 million shares so far today, 500 thousand shares more than its daily average. ACHN is bouncing back today after the stock fell more than $3 a share in the past week over concerns of its Hepatitis C drug’s future. The company has a market cap of 739.97 million.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND) is up 9.59% in early trading at $35.72. DMND has traded 1.4 million shares so far today and trades 2.6 million shares a day on average. DMND saw a big volume spike this morning as it moved higher. DMND shares lost nearly 60% of their value between October and December of last year. The company has a market cap of 788.91 million.

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is up 5.42% at $24.71 this morning. EMC is already trading above its daily average volume today with 21.2 million shares traded. EMC shares are up today after their fourth quarter earnings beat estimates. EPS came in at $0.49 a share, beating estimates of $0.46 a share. The company’s current year outlook is in line with analysts’ estimates. EMC expects $22 billion in revenue this year with $1.70 per share in profit. Analysts are expecting $22.02 billion with $1.71 per share. The company has a market cap of 50.45 billion.

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) is up 20.91% today at $1.33. LEE has traded 1.1 million shares so far today, more than five times its daily average. LEE shares are up after their bankruptcy plan was approved and the company expects to exit bankruptcy on Jan. 30 according to Bloomberg. The company has a market cap of 58.90 million.

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) is up 12.38% this morning at $3.63. BONT has traded 580 thousand shares today, double its daily average. BONT shares jumped this morning after the company appointed Brendan L. Hoffman as their new CEO effective on February 7. The company has a market cap of 71.32 million.

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End of Day Movers: IDIX, BONT, NFLX, CBRX, IPCM, IPSU, DRL, HDY

January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX) is up 36.03% in late day trading at $9.59. IDIX has traded 12.1 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 900 thousand shares. IDIX shares jumped today after the company reported positive interim data for its hepatitis C drug. The company has a market cap of 935.57 million. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter

Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) is up 28.41% this afternoon at $3.48. BONT has traded 471 thousand shares so far today, about double its daily average volume. BONT is rebounding today after it fell from $3.60 to $2.70 last week. The company has a market cap of 68.95 million.

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is up 14% today at $98.37. NFLX has been on a tear for about the past week now and is up about $25 since last Tuesday. NFLX shares popped today as the company releases its streaming service in U.K. and Ireland. The company has a market cap of 5.17 billion.

Columbia Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRX) is up 12.10% in late day trading at $2.78. CBRX is up on above average volume with more than one million shares traded. CBRX has rallied more than $0.40 over the past two days. The company has a market cap of 242.60 million.

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc (NASDAQ:IPCM) is down 32.38% this afternoon at $30.87. IPCM has traded 3.3 million shares so far today, way above its daily average of 139 thousand shares. IPCM shares fell today after the company released an update on its full-year guidance. The company has a market cap of 508.78 million.

Imperial Sugar Co. (NASDAQ:IPSU) is down 13.37% today at $2.85 IPSU has traded 601 thousand shares so far today, 200 thousand more shares than it usually trades. IPSU shares continue to fall after reporting a wider loss last Friday. The company has a market cap of 34.89 million.

Doral Financial Corp. (NYSE:DRL) is down 9.24% in midday trading at $1.08. DRL has traded 733 thousand shares so far today and trades 887 thousand shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 134.95 million.

Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY) is down 6.20% today at $2.57. HDY has traded 2.3 million shares this afternoon and trades 3.1 million shares a day on average. HDY shares have fallen more than $0.40 a share since the middle of last week. The company has a market cap of 400.49 million.

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