Posts Tagged ‘amex’

GCFB jumps, ATHR sells, AEN ails

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd (Nasdaq: GCFB) climbed 28.8 percent in price Wednesday to $5.15. Volume of 435,825 shares proved more than 30 times its all-day average. GCFB is a Modern American, upscale casual restaurant chain that operates 26 restaurants in 11 states.

Atheros Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR) was busy Wednesday, trading in 59,373,397 shares, dwarfing its daily average of 2,139,870. Prices for the stock gained 1.1 percent to $44.50. The firm is under investigation related to the proposed buyout of Atheros by Qualcomm.

Adeona Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMEX: AEN) dropped 17.3 percent Wednesday to $1.53, on volume of 1,034,404 shares, more than four times its full-day average. AEN is a developer of innovative medicines for serious central nervous system diseases, based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

CXZ travels, JPM trades, JTX taxed

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. (AMEX: CXZ) vaulted 29.14 percent in price Wednesday to $2.26. Volume of 1,673,267 shares was six times its daily average. Crosshair is a prominent player in the exploration and development of uranium, vanadium and gold in the U.S. and Canada.

JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) traded in 29,365,591 shares Wednesday, approaching its daily average of 38,702,900. Share prices gained 2.71 percent to $42.11.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (NYSE: JTX) fell 9.54 percent in price Wednesday to $1.75, on volume of 1,708,936 shares, nearly twice its full-day average. Based in Parsippany, N.J., JTX is an industry leading provider of full service individual federal and state income tax preparation.

LEGC shakes a leg, C active, CAK backtracks

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Legacy Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: LEGC) added 42.21 percent in price Wednesday to $12.23. Volume of 140,153 shares towered over its daily average of 5,931. The Pittsfield, Mass., bank-holding company will acquired by Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. for $13 a share in stock and cash.

Citgroup Inc. (NYSE: C) traded in 146,817,000 shares, making it a volume leader as it made progress against its daily average of 554,823,000. Share prices slid 0.74% to $4.70.

CAMAC Energy Inc. (Amex: CAK) gave back 24.24 percent in price Wednesday to $2.00, on volume of 2,872,639 shares, nearly six times its full-day average. The energy firm entered into definitive agreements yesterday to sell in a registered direct offering an aggregate of approximately 9.09 million shares of its common stock at a price of $2.20 per share.

JADE sings, CGR sells, V sued

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

LJ International Inc. (NasdaqGM: JADE) prospered 13.88 percent in price Thursday to $4.02. Volume of 942,250 shares nosed out its full-day average of 643,849 shares. The Hong Kong-based JADE is engaged in the designing, branding, marketing and distribution of a full range of jewelry

Claude Resources, Inc. (AMEX: CGR) blew its volume average out of the water Thursday, trading in 1,935,525 shares, quadrupling what it normally exchanges in a day. Share prices for CGR chugged ahead 17.42 percent to $2.09, after announcing positive results from sampling in excess of 22,000 metres of drill core from a total of 278 historic drill holes on the 13,900 hectare Amisk Gold Property in Manitoba.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) fell 12.63 percent Thursday to $67.22, on volume of 19,014,157 shares that quadrupled its daily average, on word of a lawsuit by the Canadian Competition Bureau.

SKH flies, F revamps, INUV falls short

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) gained 13.14 percent in price Wednesday to $7.92. Volume of 832,604 shares doubled its daily average. SKH based in Foothill Ranch, California, is a holding company with subsidiary healthcare services companies.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) traded Wednesday in 44,739,430 shares, which, while making it a volume leader, fell short of its daily average of 84,900,700. Share prices stepped forward 0.79 per cent, to $16.55. Ford announced Wednesday its Michigan Assembly Plant has completed a $550-million transformation that makes it the world’s first factory to build not only fuel-efficient gas-powered cars, but also three electrified vehicles including battery electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid.

Inuvo, Inc. (AMEX: INUV) surrendered 16.86 percent Wednesday to close at $4.98. Volume of 41,570 shares compared unfavorably to its daily average of 149,185. INUV is leading provider of online marketing services.