IIIIU flies, SIRI flies off shelves, ONP takes bruising

Posted on Monday, November 15th, 2010

Information Services Group Inc. (NasdaqGM: IIIIU) ballooned in price Monday by 66 percent to $4.27. Volume in IIIIU shares was 188,589, its three-month daily average not available at press time. The industry-leading, information-based services company is based out of Stamford, Ct.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NasdaqGM: SIRI) traded in 72,707,864 shares Monday, just short of its daily average of 74,926,100. SIRI shares skidded 2.46 percent, though, to $1.38. General Electric purchased two million shares of Sirius XM common stock last quarter.

Orient Paper Inc. (AMEX: ONP) took a pasting in late trading Monday, dropping 25.67 percent in price to $4.75. Volume was 2,063,827 shares, more than six times its normal daily average. ONP filed its quarterly report Monday.


DYP surges, LVLT busy in trading, TRIT drops

Posted on Monday, November 15th, 2010

Duoyuan Printing Company (NYSE: DYP) picked up 8.15 percent in price late Monday to $2.92. Volume was 1,000,507 shares, trumping its usual volume around 700,000.

Level 3 Communications Inc. (NasdaqGS: LVLT) traded in 43,562,750 shares Monday, compared to its usual trading volume of 30,782,200. LVLT stock gained 2.19 percent to $1.165. LVLT today announced that it has signed an agreement with the National Museum of American Jewish History, a Philadelphia-based museum dedicated to chronicling the American Jewish experience, to provide the museum with dedicated Internet access (DIA) service in support of the museum’s new interactive digital exhibits and online content.

Tri-Tech Holding. Inc. (NasdaqGS: TRIT) took a tumble of 23.19 percent in price late Monday to $9.77. Volume in TRIT was 568,717 shares, or about seven times its normal daily average. The Chinese company that provides leading turn-key solutions for water resources, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and the pollution control markets, announced today that revenue for the third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010increased 244% to $16.9 million from $4.9 million in Q3 2009. Net income for the quarter was $2.2 million, or a 109% improvement over net income of $1.1 million in Q3 2009.


TTGL has banner day, SMKY smokin’, ECCE has wings clipped

Posted on Monday, November 15th, 2010

Titan Global Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TTGL) screamed higher in late afternoon trading Monday, gaining 5,900 percent in price to six-10ths of a cent. Volume so far Monday is 32,738 shares.

Smoky Market Foods, Inc. (OTCBB: SMKY) rocketed in price 500 percent Monday to six-10ths of a cent. Volume in the stock was 995,000 shares.

Eagle Ford Oil & Gas, Corp. (OTCBB: ECCE) faded in price 87.18 percent to 10 cents Monday afternoon. Volume was 4,534 shares. Houston-based ECCE announced last week a drilling update for the two wells in the Eagle Ford Shale formation located in Live Oak County in South Texas. The Kellam#2H has been successfully completed and is currently producing.


HHC gets boost, S trades widely, WG sags

Posted on Monday, November 15th, 2010

The Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC) climbed in price 9.17 percent to $40.35 in mid-afternoon trading on Monday. Volume in the company was 371,160 shares, within sight of its three-month daily average of 481,350. HHC was the result last week of a spinoff involving former parent company General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall operator.

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) was among the volume leaders in late-afternoon trading Monday, doing business in 48,858,413 shares, compared to a full-day average of 45,064,600. The stock got punished, though, 3.35 percent in price to $3.89. Sprint announced Monday it has extended its WiMAX wireless broadband service to Sacramento, Calif, adding that it had opened its fifth California market and plans to begin selling the fourth-generation (4G) service in Los Angeles and San Francisco by the end of the year.

Willbros Group Inc. (NYSE: WG) lost ground Monday in its stock price, dropping 8.47 percent to $7.56. Volume in WG was 1,188,206 shares, compared to a daily average of 416,564.  Houston-based Willbros Group is an independent contractor serving the oil, gas, power, refining and petrochemical industries


FTK runs, CSCO does brisk business, MMYT tagged on taxes

Posted on Monday, November 15th, 2010

Flotek Industries Inc. (NYSE: FTK) galloped ahead 9.7 percent to $2.94. Volume was 1,511,761 shares, or triple its daily average in volume. Houston-based FTK manufactures and markets innovative specialty chemicals, downhole drilling and production equipment, and manages automated bulk material handling, loading and blending facilities.

Cisco Systems Inc. (NasdaqGS: CSCO) engaged in share volume of 79,993,770 in mid-afternoon trading Monday, climbing over its daily average of 67,017,800. CSCO stock skidded, though, by 0.62 percent in price to $20.02. The San Jose-based software giant announced Monday it will host a live Cisco TV broadcast and Q-and-A session to discuss what organizations need to consider as they transition to IPv6, a version of the Internet Protocol that is designed to succeed the current IPv4 protocol.

MakeMyTrip Limited (NasdaqGM: MMYT) got bruised in mid-afternoon trading Monday, losing 23.25 percent in price to $29.28. MYMT volume was 2,008,990 shares, or four times its daily average. The Indian travel company reported weak quarterly results and said it received a demand of service tax from regulators. For the second quarter, MakeMyTrip reported an adjusted profit of two cents a share in line with analysts view, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Excluding service costs, revenue totalled $12.9 million, below estimates of $13.7 million.