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JDSU joyful, SIRI does serious volume, USNA sells off

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

JDS Uniphase Corp. (Nasdaq: JDSU) shares climbed 7.1% to $24.47, on volume of 24.5 million shares, compared to a daily average of 5.4 million. The maker of optical networking equipment reported great earnings last week, and shares are up an astonishing 36% since then.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) traded in 30 million shares Wednesday, still trailing its daily average of 49.1 million. Prices dipped 0.8% to $1.77, after the company hinted revenues will beat expectations on next week’s release of “Valentine’s Radio,” a four-day, limited-run channel.

USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NYSE: USNA) shares faded 12.5% to $35.20 Wednesday. Volume of 273,149 shares towered over a full-day average of 41,636, after announcing its fourth-quarter profit improved 21% over the year before.

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SWS goes into stratosphere, MSFT manages, NVTL goes lower

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

SWS Group Inc. (NYSE: SWS) improved 36.8% to $5.87 Wednesday, on volumes of 2.2 million or about six times its normal volume, after the brokerage house struck a regulatory pact to fix its bank woes.

Microsoft Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) traded in 32.2 million shares Wednesday, closing in on its daily average of 56.8 million. Prices dipped 0.8% to $28.07, on announcing it’s promoting Senior Vice President Satya Nadella, who was instrumental in the launch of Bing search engine, to lead one of its fastest growing and most profitable divisions — the server and tools business.

Novatel Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL) shares tumbled 14.9% to $6.29 Wednesday. Volume was 2.3 million shares, more than triple its full-day average, after an analyst lowered his investment rating on the broadband services provider, citing increasing competition.

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XETA skyward, BAC busy, MOTR motors in reverse

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Xeta Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: XETA) shares galloped 40.9% to $5.41. Volume for the stock was 484,833 shares, compared to an all-day average of 14,000, after the announcement that Paetec Corporation was to purchase XETA for $61 million.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) traded in 33.8 million shares Wednesday, pursuing its average of 192.4 million. Prices faded 0.3% to $14.56

Motricity Inc. (Nasdaq: MOTR) shares were off 23.3% to $16.90 Wednesday. Volume was 7.8 million shares, waltzing over a full-day average of 1.3 million, after the provider of wireless-data services projected first-quarter sales beneath analysts’ estimates late Tuesday.

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BASI boosts, S steady, DBLE loses fuel

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Bioanalystical Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BASI) grew in price 25 per cent Monday to $2.60, on volume of 111,964 shares, twice and a half its daily average, after reporting quarterly profit of $310,000, compared to a loss of $1.5 million in the prior-year quarter.

Sprint Nextel Corporation (Nasdaq: S) traded in 41.6 million shares, catching up on a daily average of 49.8 million. Share prices edged up 0.3 percent to $4.42, on word S was getting set to offer a dual-screen Android smartphone.

Double Eagle Petroleum Company (Nasdaq: DBLE) went south 13.7 percent Monday to $9.10. Volume was 1.2 million shares, towering over a daily average of 81,466. DBLE explores for, develops, and sells natural gas and crude oil, with natural gas constituting more than 95% of its production and reserves.

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FRG shines, CSCO busy, CCME staggers

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Fronteer Gold Inc. (AMEX: FRG) shares traveled 38.6 percent to $14.46 Thursday, on volumes of 14.9 million, dwarfing its full-day average of 1.4 million, after announcing that Newmont Mining would acquire FRG.

Cisco Systems Inc, (Nasdaq: CSCO) traded in 35.7 million Thursday, catching an all-day average of 73.3 million. Share prices gained one percent to $21.83, after Oppenheimer pegged CSCO as a potential $25 stock.

China MediaExpress Inc. (Nasdaq: CCME) took a price header Thursday, sliding 22.6 percent to $12.86. Volume was 10.5 million or six times its daily average.

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