Posts Tagged ‘Energy Stocks’

WG wild and good, PFE popular, CPF reacts to proposed split

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Willbros Group Inc.(NYSE: WG) shares rose 15.2% to $11.47 Monday. Volume for the stock was 1.4 million, swallowing up a full-day average of 579,364, after Johnson Rice hiked its view of the oil-industry contractor to overweight from equal-weight.

Pfizer (Nasdaq: PFE) dealt in 36.8 million shares Monday, just shy of its full-day average of 45.4 million. Share prices were up 0.3 percent to $18.42, after Mylan Inc. said Monday it is now shipping a generic version of Pfizer Inc.’s heartburn drug Protonix.

Central Pacific Financial Corporation (NYSE: CPF) went south 10.6 percent to $1.61 Monday. Volume for the stock was 584,318 shares, doubling its daily average, after Friday letting out word of plans for a reverse stock split.

SOYL green, ELCR in gear, SRRL sinks

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

American Soil Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: SOYL) skyrocketed 280 percent to 1.9 cents Thursday. Volume for the stock was 50,750 shares, compared to 16,399, its daily average. SOYL develops, manufactures and markets cutting-edge technology that decreases the need for water and improves the soil in the ‘Green Industry’.

Electric Car Company (OTCBB: ELCR) had an exciting Thursday, trading in 50.2 million shares, compared with 82.3 million shares on average. Prices were flat, though, at one-100th of a cent.

Stellar Resources Ltd. (OTCBB: SRRL) fell in price Thursday by 45 percent to 11 cents. Volume of 25,000 shares nearly tripled its daily average volume.

EFOI more energetic, S, PMI dip

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Energy Focus, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFOI) climbed 10.3 percent to $1.18 Wednesday afternoon. Volume of 396,108 shares proved four times its full-day average. Solon, Ohio-based EFOI is a leader in providing energy efficient lighting solutions.

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) dealt in 50,848,950 shares, catching up to its full-day average of 54,200,200. Prices for S went south, though, 2.1 percent to $4.27, on word the company will announce fourth-quarter and full-year financial numbers on Feb. 10.

The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE: PMI) skidded 17.4 percent Wednesday to $3.30. Volume was 13,608,639 shares was nearly triple its average daily volume. Through its wholly and partially owned subsidiaries, PMI offers residential mortgage insurance and credit enhancement products.

GENT far from spent, F steady, SHZ sheds

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Gentium SpA (Nasdaq: GENT) rocketed up 14.1 percent to $8.99 Wednesday afternoon. Volume of 154,050 shares proved four times its full-day average. Italian-based GENT is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and manufacture of drugs to treat and prevent a variety of diseases and conditions.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was among the top traders Wednesday, dealing in 59,850,360 shares, making headway on its full-day average of 83,462,800. Prices for F fell 4.5 percent, though, to $17.86.

China Shen Zhou Mining and Resources (AMEX: SHZ) settled in price 18.3 percent Wednesday to $6.63. Volume was 5,817,660 shares, surpassed its aevrage daily volume of 3,876,320. Wednesday, SHZ announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with several institutional investors for a registered direct placement of approximately $20 million of common stock at a price of $7.05 per share.

EARH goes into space, SSOL popular, MMEX in mess

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Earth Dragon Resources Inc. (OTCBB: EARH) was a major gainer among micro-cap stocks Wednesday, growing in price 493.8 percent to 20 cents. Volume for this stock was nearly 18,000 shares, only about a 10th of a normal daily volume. Tokyo-based EARH announce Tuesday the signing of a joint venture agreement with Netas Mining Company Ltd. (Netas Mining) in order to conduct operations on mineral concessions in Ghana which have been shown to be productive for gold.

Sunvalley Solar Inc. (OTCBB: SSOL) found its stock selling like hotcakes Wednesday, trading in 23.9 million shares, already surpassing its daily average of 16.2 million. Prices for the stock did well, too, leaping 31 percent to 93-100ths of a cent, only a day after announcing that it has signed another commercial solar installation contract with Vessey & Co in Holtville, California.

Management Energy Inc. (OTCBB: MMEX) halved its price in early Wednesday trading to five cents. Volume of 1.5 million towered over its usual volume of 24,387. Dallas-based MMEX is an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and development of coal reserves in the United States and South America.