American International Ventures Inc. (OTCBB: AIVN) hurtled skyward 275 percent in early trading on the first Monday of 2011 to 15 cents. Volume for the stock of 40,000 shares beat its full-day average of 30,347. The Company’s plan of operations is to seek other business opportunities to review and analyze for purposes of effecting a business acquisition or combination

Wellstar International Inc. (OTCBB: WLSI) was a volume leader among microcaps Monday, trading in 23.6 million shares, making up ground on its daily average of 74.95 million. Share prices were flat at one-100th of a cent. WLSI is a provider of specialized diagnostic software and equipment.

Greenshift Corp. (OTCBB: GERS) dumped 50 percent in price to one-100th of a cent early Monday. Share volume of 2.56 million compared to an all-day volume of 61.24 million. The company develops and commercializes clean technologies designed to address the financial and environmental needs of its clients by decreasing raw material needs.