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BIOD, MU climb, YMI stalls

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq; BIOD) shares gained 29.6 percent to $2.51 Thursday. Volume was 5,866,108, nearly six times its full-day volume average. The company is expected to issue a corporate update today, to include detailed information about the development of follow-on formulations of its lead product Linjeta.

Micron Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) traded in 44,726,493 shares Thursday, better by half its daily average. Prices for MU were up by 4.34 percent to $9.74, after a Baird analyst upgraded the memory chip maker citing stabilizing prices and a strong outlook for NAND flash memory chips.

YMI BioSciences Inc. (AMEX: YMI) fell 16.3 percent Thursday to $2.21 Volume for the stock was 836,963 shares, better than twice its full-day average. The Canadian-based YMI is a drug development company advancing three clinical-stage products.

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EXFO excels, C steady, LEDS falls

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Exfo Inc. (Nasdaq: EXFO) shares gained 21.7 percent to $9.21 Thursday. Volume was 1,068,654, leaps and bounds better than its full-day volume average of 34,688, after the Canadian telecom-testing-equipment maker reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded its own forecast.

Citigroup (NYSE: C) traded in 179,303,239 shares Thursday, about a third its daily average of 547,887,000. Prices for C were flat at $5.07.

SemiLEDS Corporation (Nasdaq: LEDS) fell 33 percent Thursday to $19.17 Volume for the stock was 4,007,597 shares, eight times its full-day average. The company said new pricing pressures will lead to slimmer profit and revenue for the newly-public company over the next three months.

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FUL fully wonderful, AA busy, LAS in reverse

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

H.B. Fuller Co. (NYSE: FUL) stock was up 15.1 percent to $23.00 after the adhesives manufacturer projected 2011 profit exceeding the consensus estimate. Volume for the stock was 1,386,133 shares, compared to its daily average of 225,469

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) traded in 42,082,114 shares Wednesday, besting its daily average of 26,060,100. Prices for AA were flat at $16.24. Wednesday, an analyst at RBC Dominion Securities downgraded the stock to “underperform” from “sector perform.”

Lentuo International Inc. (NYSE: LAS) fell 6 percent Wednesday to $5.76 Volume for the stock was 161,996 shares, surpassing its daily average of 97,159. LAS is the largest non-state-owned automobile retailer in Beijing.

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BRN gains momentum, MSFT has good volume, FRBK loses air

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Barnwell Industries Inc. (AMEX: BRN) shares gained 23.6% to $7.50 Wednesday. Volume of 183,617 shares dwarfed its full-day average of 9,411. Barnwell engages in oil and natural gas exploration, development, production and sales in Canada.

Microsoft Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) traded in 42,033,218 shares Wednesday, approaching its daily average of 57,414,000. Prices for MSFT nudged ahead 1.2 percent to $28.45.

Republic First Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FRBK) fell 8 percent Wednesday to $2.75 Volume for the stock was 132,273 shares, or about 2 1/2 its daily average. FRBK is a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank with offices and branches throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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PDFS triumphs, F active, GASS runs out of fuel

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

PDF Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: PDFS) shares gained 18.3% to $5.68 Wednesday. Volume of 268,590 proved nearly triple its full-day average. San Jose-based PDFS is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process life cycle.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) traded in 37,503,600 shares Wednesday, approaching its daily average of 82,793,000. Prices for F nudged ahead 1.3 percent to $18.51.

Stealth Gas Inc, (Nasdaq: GASS) fell 6.6 percent Wednesday to $7.59 Volume for the stock was 145,497 shares, better than 2 1/2 its daily average. Greek-based GASS, a ship-owning company, primarily serves the liquified petroleum gas sector of the international shipping industry.

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