Archive for the ‘Consumer Discretionary Stocks’ Category

DDS climbs, F steady, GENE fades

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Dillard’s Inc. (NYSE: DDS) moved 14.8 percent higher Thursday to $43.11. Volume of 5,212,355 shares proved better than five times its full-day average, after the department store chain said it plans to form a wholly-owned real estate investment trust subsidiary to improve its liquidity.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was a volume leader Thursday, dealing in 70,636,808 shares, closing the gap on its full-day average of 84,309,500. Share prices dipped 1.2 percent to $17.68.

Genetic Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: GENE) shares stumbled 22.1 percent to $3.78. Volume was 353,535 shares, more than six times its daily average. GENE is a leading-edge genetic testing business which, together with an extensive range of international patents and allied research activities, aims at uncovering the impact of DNA on health.

SOYL green, ELCR in gear, SRRL sinks

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

American Soil Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: SOYL) skyrocketed 280 percent to 1.9 cents Thursday. Volume for the stock was 50,750 shares, compared to 16,399, its daily average. SOYL develops, manufactures and markets cutting-edge technology that decreases the need for water and improves the soil in the ‘Green Industry’.

Electric Car Company (OTCBB: ELCR) had an exciting Thursday, trading in 50.2 million shares, compared with 82.3 million shares on average. Prices were flat, though, at one-100th of a cent.

Stellar Resources Ltd. (OTCBB: SRRL) fell in price Thursday by 45 percent to 11 cents. Volume of 25,000 shares nearly tripled its daily average volume.

GENT far from spent, F steady, SHZ sheds

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Gentium SpA (Nasdaq: GENT) rocketed up 14.1 percent to $8.99 Wednesday afternoon. Volume of 154,050 shares proved four times its full-day average. Italian-based GENT is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and manufacture of drugs to treat and prevent a variety of diseases and conditions.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was among the top traders Wednesday, dealing in 59,850,360 shares, making headway on its full-day average of 83,462,800. Prices for F fell 4.5 percent, though, to $17.86.

China Shen Zhou Mining and Resources (AMEX: SHZ) settled in price 18.3 percent Wednesday to $6.63. Volume was 5,817,660 shares, surpassed its aevrage daily volume of 3,876,320. Wednesday, SHZ announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with several institutional investors for a registered direct placement of approximately $20 million of common stock at a price of $7.05 per share.

MNAI in the money, NUBL active, ESLP earthward

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Monar Intl. Inc. Common (OTCBB: MNAI) prospered 216.7 percent Wednesday to 47.5 cents. Volume was only 10,000 shares, but still double its normal daily average. MNAI is engaged in the development of a website that would offer to the public a tasteful traditional style Chinese furniture adapted to modern needs for Asian ethnic and high end markets in North America.

Numobile Inc. (OTCBB: NUBL) traded in 29.8 million shares, compared to its daily average of 22.8 million. Prices, however, sifted off 18.2 percent to nine-100ths of a cent. NUBL Tuesday, China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: CCTR) and Savanna East Africa have partnered to build a wireless broadband network in Nairobi, Kenya.

Euro Solar Parks Inc. (OTCBB: ESLP) shed 63.4 percent Wednesday to 26 cents. Volume was a mere 20,000, in contrast to usually active volume of more than a million.

LDK jumps, JPM busy, DANG slides

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

LDK Solar Co, Inc. (NYSE: LDK) grew in price 10.7 percent to $13.40. Volume was a hefty 12,730,432 shares, more than twice its full-day volume average, on speculation that the recent buzz out of Germany about feed-in tariff cuts makes a hard cap on solar installations a lot less likely.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was a volume leader Tuesday, trading in 40,111,730 shares, surpassing its full-day average of 38,489,000. Prices for the stock were flat at $44.78. This, amid word that Morgan wrongly foreclosed on 14 active-service military families and overcharged thousands more on their mortgages.

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE: DANG) fell 8.5 percent to $31.00. Volume for the stock was 4,014,004 shares, just below its all-day average of 5,006,680. DANG is a leading business-to-consumer, or B2C, e-commerce company in China.