Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited (NASDAQ:NINE) is up 73.22% today at $1.8708. NINE has traded 301 thousand shares this morning, way above its daily average of 2 thousand shares. Ninetowns announced this morning it received a going private proposal between $1.80 – 2.00 a share in cash. The company has a market cap of 71.32 million.

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) is up 14.57% this morning at $10.46. NPSP has traded 3.9 million shares so far today, 4 times its daily average. NPSP shares are up today after a FDA panel was “in general agreement” with NPS on its short bowel drug. The company has a market cap of 916.98 million. [Read more...]