NATC, GRYO shine, KRMC sells widely, LPTC falls

Posted on Monday, November 29th, 2010

Nature’s Call Brands Inc. (OTCBB: NATC) leaped in price 34.78 percent in price to 31 cents, on volume of 2,617,437 shares, more than 10 times its daily average. The Las Vegas-based company announced today that Robert Van Egmond, P.Geo, has agreed to join the Company’s advisory board.

Gryphon Resources Inc. (Pink Sheets: GRYO) gained in price 13.56 percent early Monday afternoon to 36 cents, on volume of 17,977,220. The miner, based out of Bellingham, WA., today announced completion of a $320,000 private placement which raises sufficient capital for the first stage of a new lithium exploration initiative in Arizona.

Kurrant Mobile Catering Inc. (OTCBB: KRMC) was among the volume leaders Monday afternoon, trading at 1,350,000 shares. Shares were up 40 percent to 21 cents. The Montreal-based broadcaster announced that beginning in December, there will be national coverage of its new title Charles Manson Now in major U.S. media reaching a broad and influential multi-million-sized audience.

Le@p Technology Inc. (OTCBB: LPTC) took a whacking in price, losing 76 percent early Monday afternoon to six cents. Volume was a mere 463 shares. Le@P Technology, Inc. is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida


RBY soars, GE generates shares, BSDM falters

Posted on Monday, November 29th, 2010

Rubicon Minerals Corporation (AMEX: RBY) gained 30.7 percent in price early Monday afternoon to $5.79. Volume just after noon was 7,349,954 shares, galloping past its three-month average share volume of 917,905. The Toronto-based miner provided a NI 43-101 compliant inferred mineral resource estimate for the F2 Gold System, part of its 100%-owned Phoenix Gold Project located in the heart of the prolific Red Lake Gold District of Ontario, an inferred resource of more than 6.2 million tonnes, at a grade of 20.1 grams per ton gold.

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) was among late Monday noon hour’s volume leaders, trading in 27,132,962 shares, quickly nearing its three-month average share volume of 57,383,200. The electric behemoth was flat in price to $15.80. GE Healthcare announced today the 510k clearance of its next generation wireless, digital X-ray detector at the 96TH annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago.

BSD Medical Corp. (NasdaqGM: BSDM) fell in price early Monday afternoon by 12.86 percent to $4.88. Volume by noon was 1,453,585 shares, edging past its three-month average share volume of 1,208,060. BSDM announced today that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31.


VOLT bolts higher, BAC busy, MTSL takes lickin’

Posted on Monday, November 29th, 2010

Voltaire Ltd. (NasdaqGM: VOLT) gained 34.6 percent in price Monday to $8.65. Volume approaching noon was 3,117,260 shares, easily trumping its three-month average share volume of 33,022. The leading provider of scale-out data center fabrics announced today a definitive agreement under which Mellanox Technologies Ltd. will acquire 100 percent of VOLTs outstanding ordinary shares for cash at a price of $8.75 per share, or a total equity value of approximately $218 million ($176 million net of cash).

Bank Of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) was among late Monday morning’s volume leaders, trading in 60,345,222 shares, on track of its three-month average share volume of 197,194,000. BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research announced today it has introduced the Global Financial Stress Index (GFSI), a comprehensive, cross-market gauge of risk, hedging demand and investment flows. The index is designed to help investors identify market risks earlier and more accurately than commonly used risk indicators, such as the VIX index.

MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (NasdaqCM: MTSL) fell in price early Monday by 13.02 percent to $1.87. Volume by noon was 77,694 shares, surpassing its three-month average share volume of 51,500. MTSL is an Israeli-based global provider of business support systems for comprehensive telecommunication management, telecommunications expense management solutions and customer care & billing solutions


PGEC zooms, HLWX sells widely, OKME less than OK

Posted on Monday, November 29th, 2010

Prestige Capital Corp. (OTCBB: PGEC) rocketed higher by 2,026.32 percent to $1.01. Volume, though, was a scant 500 shares in late morning trading on Monday. The company based in Fort Lee, New Jersey, established in 1985, is a nationwide factoring firm that serves small and mid-size companies which do not yet qualify for traditional bank financing,

Helix Wind Corp. (OTCBB: HLXW) traded in 101, 300,000 shares, and leaped in price 130 percent in late morning trading Monday to 23-100ths of a cent. The Poway, Calif.-based renewable energy company, confirmed today what many people saw and heard discussed on Monday Night Football were actual renderings of Helix Wind turbines lining the top of Lincoln Financial Field.

Oak Ridge MicroEnergy Inc. New (OTCBB: OKME) fell to almost half its Friday closing price by midday Monday, losing 98.8 percent to six cents, on 1,010 shares. OKME, based in Salt Lake City, develops and produces custom designed thin film lithium and lithium-ion batteries that are ideally suited for a variety of applications where a small power source is needed.


AMRN flies on positive tests, C sells widely, CEU staggers

Posted on Monday, November 29th, 2010

Amarin Corp. PLC (NasdaqCM: AMRN) enjoyed a gain of gained 58.03 percent in price early Monday to $5.61. Volume in the first hour was a staggering 17,200,902 shares, trampling its three-month average share volume of 767,131. The Connecticut and Ireland-based pharmaceutical company today reported positive, statistically significant top-line results from the MARINE study, its first Phase 3 clinical trial of lead drug candidate AMR101.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) was among Monday morning’s volume leaders, trading in 104,926,884 shares, nearly a quarter of its normal daily volume of 117,592,265 shares, with its three-month average share volume pegged at 464,971,000. The banking behemoth upped its price by 0.97 percent to $4.15. C today announced that it has won a mandate to provide third-party securities lending services for Global X Funds’ family of exchange traded funds.

China Education Alliance Inc. (NYSE: CEU) fell in price early Tuesday by 12.7 percent to $3.85. Volume was 165,878 shares, its three-month average share volume not available at press time. CEU is a leading China-based company experiencing fast-growing, offering high-quality education resources and services to students ages 6 to 18 and adults (university students and professionals) ages 18 and over.