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SPEC takes flight, T tilting, GT punctured

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Spectrum Control Inc. (Nasdaq: SPEC) shares rallied 39.9% to $19.60. Volume was an incredible 3.2 million, given its usual volume around 73,000. This, after API Technologies Corp. said it would pay $20 a share for the electronic-products maker.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) traded in 41.6 million shares, compared to an average of 27.9 million. Shares of T gained 1.8% to $29.38, as Sprint Nextel criticized T’s proposed takeover of rival T-Mobile USA.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) shares shed 5.6% to $14.58, on volume of 13.2 million – double its usual daily volume — after the tire maker said it is making a public offering of $435 million of mandatory convertible preferred stock.

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NVGN mushrooms, CSCO popular, TSTY fails to rise

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Novogen Limited (Nasdaq: NVGN) vaulted an incredible 145.3% in price Monday afternoon to $2.60, on volume of four million shares, trampling over an average of less than 140,000 a day.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) dealt in 30.9 million shares by post-lunch hour Monday, compared to a daily average of 71.5 million shares. CSCO shares sold for $17.31, or just 0.1% more than they closed on Friday, as CSCO showed up on a short list of “insanely cheap tech stocks” posted by the site known as Minyanville.

Tasty Baking Company (Nasdaq: TSTY) fell without a parachute Monday afternoon, losing 14.8% in price to $1.78. Volume of just over 209,000 more than doubled its daily average, after delaying the release of its annual report.

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EK in picture, C rumbles, CBEH wobbles

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) shares rallied 10.9% to $3.77. Volume of nearly 39 million shares during the morning proved nearly quadruple its full-day average. The U.S. International Trade Commission said Friday it will review a patent decision that went against Kodak in January.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) dealt in nearly 78 million shares early Monday, rapidly gaining on a full-day average of 487.2 million. Share prices for C, however, stumbled 0.8% to $4.43, amid word of a drop in short interest for Citi and Bank of America.

China Integrated Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: CBEH) share prices trailed Friday’s close by 24.6% to $2.83, on volume of 3.8 million shares, dwarfing its all-day average of 853,489.

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RURL in a whirl, VRGY in crosshairs, FUQI in a funk

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL) shares leaped 36.3% to $17.11. More than four million shares changed hands in the first hour, overwhelming a full-day average around 91,000, after it announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the Company by the private equity firm Warburg Pincus in an all-cash transaction.

Verigy Ltd. (Nasdaq: VRGY) was among the volume leaders in the early going Monday, trading in 9.1 million shares, compared to a full-day average of 1.2 million. Share prices were up 0.4% to $14.23, amid stories Advantest was to buy Verigy for $1.1 billion.

Fuqi International Inc. (Nasdaq: FUQI) shares fell 5.7% to $3.17. Share volume topped 883,000, trumping its average of 568,635. The Chinese jewelry company again delayed the filing of its restated 2009 results, citing an internal investigation of cash transfers.

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PSTR rocks, F rolls, CNIT hobbles

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

PostRock Energy Corp (Nasdaq: PSTR) shares rose 19.6% to $5.98. Volume for the stock was 258,000, better than twice its daily volume. The company was identified Wednesday by Zacks Investment Research as having the lowest forward price-to-earnings ratio of companies in the energy exploration industry.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) traded in 106.7 million shares, topping its all-day average of 87.1 million. Share prices for F climbed 5.2% to $15.05

China Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: CNIT) shares got bruised 13.8% to $2.69, on volume of 2.3 million, or eight times its average

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