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Midday Movers: ACAD, TISA, TUDO, CCIX, PWAV, COOL

Wall Street signAcadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) is up 18.42% today at $2.0250. ACAD has traded 2.3 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 334 thousand shares. ACAD shares have jumped more than $0.50 a share in the past week after the stock fell from a high of $1.80 in February to around $1.50 in March. The company has a market cap of 104.75 million.

Top Image Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ:TISA) is up 11.75% in midday trading at $3.90. TISA has traded 721 thousand shares so far today, more than 7 times its average volume. Top Image Systems filed for patent for its Intelligent Mobile Document Delivery apps on Monday. The company has a market cap of 42.34 million. [Read more...]

Nasdaq Stocks Rallying as Market Trades Flat: KUTV, ZOLL, JVA, VELT, FCEL, COOL

Nasdaq StocksStocks aren’t seeing a lot of movement today after economic data from China. China’s trade balance fell $31.5 billion into the red in February, the largest deficit in at least 10 years and caused doubts about about what caused the drop, weak foreign demand or a seasonal drop. Investors will also be keeping an eye on Tuesday’s statement from the Federal Open Market Committee to gauge the direction on monetary policy. The Dow is up 15 points this morning, the Nasdaq is down about 1 point and the S&P 500 is down a half point.

Oil prices fell today which should help consumers at the pump if the prices continue to drop even further. Gold is also down and is trading below $1,700. [Read more...]

Market Turns Positive and Afternoon Movers: FBN, HDSN, NUVA, COOL, ERIC, BLRX, BVSN, GLW

The market is turning higher in midday trading after the Fed pledges to not raise interest rates until at least late 2014. Economic conditions “are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through late 2014,” the central bank said in a statement. The Federal Reserve still describes the unemployment rate as “elevated” and expects inflation to stay at levels consistent with stable prices. The market reacted favorably to the news with the Dow up 30 points, the Nasdaq up 21 points and the S&P 500 is up 5 points.

Furniture Brands International (NYSE:FBN) is up 17.87% today at $1.7799. FBN has traded 1.3 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. FBN shares are up more than $0.40 a share since the new year. FBN has earnings coming up at the end of the month. The company has a market cap of 99.34 million. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

Hudson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HDSN) is up 13.09% today at $2.4540. HDSN has traded 624 thousand shares today, way above its daily average of 32 thousand shares. Hudson Technologies reported the issuance of EPA no action assurance letters to HCFC importers and producers. The company has a market cap of 58.61 million.

NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUVA) is up 10.29% in afternoon trading at $15.11. NUVA has traded 950 thousand shares so far today, 100 thousand shares more than its daily average. Medtronic is seeking an injunction against NuVasive tomorrow to prevent NuVasive from making or selling medical devices for spinal surgery. In a note to investors, Leerink Swann said Medtronic’s chances of an injunction are low. The company has a market cap of 635.77 million.

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL) is up 10.23% at $2.37 this afternoon. COOL has traded nearly 2 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. COOL shares are bouncing back today after falling about $0.80 last week. The company has a market cap of 93.26 million.

LM Ericsson Telephone Company (NASDAQ:ERIC) is down 15.84% today at $8.61. ERIC has traded 11.6 million shares today, nearly 3 times its daily average volume. ERIC shares are dropping today after its quarterly results came in below Wall Street estimates. The company has a market cap of 27.68 billion. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ:BLRX) is down 11.69% this afternoon at $4.9010. BLRX has traded 1.3 million shares so far, more than ten times its daily average. BLRX shares are falling today after the stock shot up more than 100% yesterday on hepatitis C deal. The company has a market cap of 64.89 million.

BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN) is down 15.42% today at $28.75. BVSN has traded 1.4 million shares so far today, ten times its daily average. BVSN shares have finally started to fall after the stock bounced up more than 200% since the beginning of the month. The company has a market cap of 126.42 million.

Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) is down 10.09% today at $13.15. GLW is down on heavy volume with 43.3 million shares traded so far today. GLW shares are down today after fourth quarter profit falls 53%. The company has a market cap of 20.69 billion.

Active Stocks Heading Into Close: AMSC, ACAD, OMX, STP, COOL, SLTM, GEN, FULT

Stocks are finishing strong today thanks to reports that Greece could reach a deal with its creditors by the end of the week. This news helped keep the early rally going today. A better than expected housing market sent stocks in the green right out of the gate. At the closing bel the Dow is up nearly 90 points, the Nasdaq is up more than 40 points and the S&P is up 14 points.

Let’s take a look at some of the biggest percentage movers at the close.

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:AMSC) is up 27.59% today at $5.55. Traders poured into AMSC early today and the stock traded nearly 4 million shares, 5 times its daily average volume. AMSC shares have been rising since January 9 when an article written by Reuters shined the light on a dispute between the company and Chinese wind turbine maker Sinovel Wind Group. AMSC is looking to recoup $1.2 billion from the Chinese company. The company has a market cap of 283.84 million.

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) is up 22.83% today at $1.56. ACAD has traded 1.3 million shares today, well above its daily average of 173 thousand shares. ACAD shares have jumped up nearly $.50 a share since the new year thanks to recent acquisitions in the pharmaceutical sector. The company has a market cap of 80.73 million.

Officemax Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) is up 15.48% in afternoon trading at $5.37. OMX has traded 3.7 million shares today, close to double its daily average. OMX shares rose after Barclays Capital upgraded the stock to equal weight from underweight. The company has a market cap of 459.90 million.

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd (NYSE:STP) is up 14.33% today at $3.67. STP has traded 5.8 million shares today, 2 million shares more than its daily average. STP shares rose following comments by German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen, who said the solar market in their country is almost growing too quickly and may need to be restricted to maintain sustainable growth. The company has a market cap of 664.43 million.

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL) is down 27.18% at the close at $2.17. COOL traded 5.2 million shares today, more than five times its daily average volume. COOL shares took a big hit following a weak 2012 outlook and a bigger loss in the fourth quarter. The company has a market cap of 84.32 million.

Solta Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLTM) is down 9.30% today at $2.34. SLTM traded 416 thousand shares so far today, close to double its daily average volume. SLTM shares have been in a downtrend since around January 11 when the company announced a permanent non-invasive waistline fat reduction procedure. Looks like investors took that opportunity to sell the stock and it has been falling ever since. The company has a market cap 142.36 million.

GenOn Energy, Inc. (NYSE:GEN) is down 9.32% today at $2.14. GEN traded 27.7 million shares today after the stock was downgraded to sell from neutral by UBS. The company has a market cap of 1.65 billion.

Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT) is down 7.31% this afternoon at $9.77. FULT traded big volume today after the company missed its earnings by $0.02 late yesterday. FULT traded 4.5 million shares today, above its daily average of 1.5 million shares. The company has a market cap of 1.95 billion.

Pre Market Movers: UEPS, NBG, IDIX, COOL, JBLU, PCX

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:UEPS) is up 32.24% in pre market trading at $8.90. UEPS shares are rising this morning after the company’s subsidiary was awarded national tender by SASSA. UEPS trades 97 thousand shares a day on average and has traded 53 thousand shares already this morning. The company has a market cap of 302.41 million.

National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) is up more than 7% this morning at $2.08. NBG has traded nearly 40 thousand shares in pre market and trades close to 600 thousand shares a day on average. NBG shares are up after the bank said Monday it completed a buy back program for outstanding covered and hybrid securities in order to boost capital. The company has a market cap of 9.32 billion.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDIX) is up 4.14% in pre market trading at $14.20. IDIX trades 1.5 million shares a day on average. IDIX shares are up more than $8 a share since the start of the year. This jump comes as other similar companies have been acquired recently and investors are hoping for the same with Idenix. The company has a market cap of 1.31 billion.

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL) is down 21.48% in pre market trading at $2.34. COOL shares are falling after the company’s fourth quarter loss grew and expects 2012 to be weaker than estimates. COOL trades close to a million shares on average and has a market cap of 115.79 million.

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) is down 2.09% today at $5.15. JBLU trades 6 million shares a day on average. JBLU shares have been falling for about a week now and has fallen close to $1 in that time period. The company has a market cap of 1.56 billion.

Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE:PCX) is down 5.43% today at $6.97. PCX has traded over 200 thousand shares already this morning and trades a little over 6 million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 673.47 million. Coal mining companies dropped yesterday on forecast of lower prices as customers switch to natural gas. The company has a market cap of 673.09 million.

Active Stocks In After Hours Trading: CBRX, YHOO, IVN, MOTR, COOL, CREE, BXS, DHT

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRX) is up 6.85% in after hours trading at $1.17. CBRX was pummeled today on news that its gel did not work in U.S. FDA review. CBRX traded 18.1 million shares today, more than 30 times its daily average. The company has a market cap of 95.56 million

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is up close to 3% in after hours following news Jerry Yang has resigned from all positions at the company. YHOO closed the day at $15.43 and is currently trading at $15.88 in after hours. YHOO traded 14.8 million shares today, about 6 million less than the stock trades on average. The company has a market cap of 19.14 billion.

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (NYSE:IVN) is up 2.21% in after hours trading at $19.40. IVN closed the day down 4.33% after being up briefly in morning trading. IVN pulled back today after seeing a big spike yesterday afternoon when the stock jumped about $2 a share. The company has a market cap of 14.02 billion.

Motricity, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOTR) is up 2.50% in after hours trading at $0.76. MOTR traded 747 thousand shares today and trades 842 thousand shares a day on average. MOTR closed the day down more than 6% and closed with heavy selling pressure. The company has a market cap of 34.87 million.

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL) is down 20.81% in after hours trading at $2.98. COOL closed the day up slightly, but soon turned negative once the company released their latest quarterly report after the market close. Majesco saw their fourth quarter loss widen to $3.9 million from a loss of $1.5 million a year ago. The company’s forecast for 2012 is also week with an EPS of $0.25-0.35. Analysts were expecting an EPS of $0.46. The company has a market cap of 115.79 million.

Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) is down 4.63% in after hours at $22.25. CREE shares fell as company’s fiscal second quarter missed estimates. CREE traded 5.7 million shares today, close to double its daily average. The company has a market cap of 2.69 billion.

BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE:BXS) is down 3.86% in after hours trading at $11.72. BXS share fell after they announced an underwritten public offering of $100 million of its common stock. BXS traded below average volume today with 644 thousand shares traded, 300 thousand less than its daily average. The company has a market cap of 1.02 billion.

DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) is down 5.93% in after hours trading at $0.70. DHT shares closed down 7% today at $0.7441 with 753 thousand shares traded. No recent news today for DHT, but it did have volatile trading last Thursady when the stock jumped nearly $0.10 before coming back down by the end of that day. On Friday it traded flat and then traded negative today with heavy selling volume in the last hour of trading today. The company has a market cap of 47.96 million.

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