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Midday Winners: AVNW, LCAV, BVSN, DSCO, ITMN, JNPR, KRO

Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNW) is up 20.62% in midday trading at $2.1350. AVNW has traded 463 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 362 thousand shares. AVNW shares are up today after the company reaffirmed its second quarter revenue guidance. The company has a market cap of 131.01 million.

LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ:LCAV) is up 13.22% at $5.14. LCAV has traded 257 thousand shares so far today, more than double its daily average. LCAV shares are up more than $2 a share since last Tuesday. The company has a market cap of 97.26 million. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter

BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN) is up 14.08% today at $14.50. BVSN is up on heavy volume with 409 thousand shares traded so far today, more than ten times its daily volume. The company has a market cap of 64.61 million.

Discovery Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ:DSCO) is up 12.50% in midday trading at $1.98. DSSCO has traded 234 thousand shares today, 100 thousand shares more than its daily average. DSCO shares are up about $0.30 since last Tuesday. The company has a market cap of 48.75 million.

InterMune Inc. (NASDAQ:ITMN) is up 10.76% in midday trading at $16.67. ITMN is up on above average volume with 3.2 million shares traded, well above its daily average of about 2 million shares. ITMN shares have jumped close to $4 since last Thursday. The company has a market cap of 1.08 billion.

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) is up 7.05% today at $21.87 JNPR has traded 9.1 million shares so far today and should have no problem eclipsing its daily average of 9.7 million shares. JNPR had been trading relatively flat the past week or so before today’s big move up. The company has a market cap of 11.50 billion.

Kronos Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:KRO) is up 5.53% in midday trading at $22.90. KRO has traded 2 million shares today, more than double its daily average of 756 thousand shares. KRO shares have jumped more than $4 over the past week. The company has a market cap of 2.67 billion.

Stocks Bouncing Despite Down Market: LCAV, PRAN, HDY, FTK, REE, RTK, UNIS

LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ:LCAV) is up 25% this morning at $3.85. LVAV is up on above average volume with 148 thousand shares traded so far today, well above its daily average 84 thousand shares. LCA-Vision reported 30% increase in fourth quarter 2011 procedures this morning. The company has a market cap of 71.63 million.

Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ:PRAN) is up 10.27% at $1.61 in early trading. PRAN has traded 429 thousand shares so far today, more than four times its average volume. Prana Biotechnology announced today it has received approval from the FDA to start recruiting patients for the company’s first clinical trail using PBT2 in patients with Huntington’s Disease. The company has a market cap of 45.42 million.

Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY) is up 9.26% today at $2.95. HDY has traded 2.2 million shares so far this morning and trades 3.1 million shares a day on average. HDY has been trending up so far in the new year, moving from nearly $0.80 in the past three trading days. The company has a market cap of 458.38 million.

Flotek Industries Inc. (NYSE:FTK) is up 10.46% in early trading at $11.62. FTK has traded 1.7 million shares so far today, above its daily average of 1.5 million shares. FTK is up more than $1 a share over the past four days. The company has a market cap of 569.17 million.

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (AMEX:REE) is up 6.46% this morning at $3.79. REE has traded 804 thousand shares so far today after the company announced 38% increase of M & I rare-earth mineral resources at Bear Lodge. REE trades 791 thousand shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 167.12 million.

Rentech, Inc. (AMEX:RTK) is up 3.82% today at $1.36. RTK has traded 400 thousand shares this morning and trades 3.1 million shares a day on average. Rentech announced this morning it will provide a bridge loan of up to $40 million to Rentech Nitrogen Partners. The company has a market cap of 304.04 million.

Unilife Corporation (NASDAQ:UNIS) is up 12.65% in early trading at $3.65. UNIS has traded 200 thousand shares so far today and trades 290 thousand shares on average daily. UNIS is up more than $0.50 a share since yesterday. The company has a market cap of 226.40 million.

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