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OXM celebrates, CSCO busy, BIOF backslides

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE: OXM) galloped ahead 23.91 percent in price Wednesday to $27.47. Volume of 799,682 shares swamped its daily average of 143,603. OXM is an international apparel design, sourcing and marketing company.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) traded in 30,591,580 shares Wednesday, less than half, however, of its daily average of 71,916,500. Share prices for CSCO were flat at $19.53.

BioFuel Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: BIOF) fell 16.08 percent in price Wednesday to $1.67, on volume of 738,567 shares, compared to a full-day average of 491,308. The Denver-based BIOF currently has two 115 million gallons per year ethanol plants in the Midwestern corn belt.

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WTNY rockets, SIRI beats average, BASI bumbles

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Whitney Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:WTNY) raced ahead 30.45 percent in price Wednesday to $14.18. Volume of 6,284,037 shares was eight times its daily average. Whitney found itself under investigation Wednesday for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Hancock Holding Company

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) traded in 72,955,801shares Wednesday, besting its daily average of 56,868,900. Share prices gained 8.14 percent to $1.60. Technology firm BUYINS.NET ran a reverse engineering trading scan on SIRIUS, and predicted SIRI would go 39.7% higher by January 18.

Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BASI) fell 21.71 percent in price Wednesday to $2.02, on volume of 177,659 shares, 10 times its full-day average. BASI is a leader in drug development services and research instrumentation.

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ZOOM takes off, BAC busy, EMKR loses traction

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Zoom Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ZOOM) hiked 37.07 percent in price Wednesday to $5.25. Volume of 4,118,839 shares blew its daily average of 167,512 out of the water. Zoom Technologies is a holding company with subsidiaries that engage in the manufacturing, research and development, and sale of electronic and telecommunication products for the latest generation mobile phones.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) traded in 122,766,272 shares, catching up to its daily average of 214,627,000. Share prices gained 3.35 percent by noon to $13.41.

EMCORE Corp. (Nasdaq: EMKR) fell 20.13 percent in price Wednesday to $1.27, on volume of 3,157,836 shares, nearly four times its full-day average. The Albuquerque-based EMKR is a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components.

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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.

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PPHM gets oomph, GE trades widely, NAII loses strength

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM) added 34.34 percent in price Monday to close at $2.23. Volume of 3,418,741 shares proved more than five times its daily average. The Calif.-based PPHM, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company today announced the completion of enrollment in the company’s Phase II dose confirmation trial of Cotara® in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest form of brain cancer.

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) traded in 40,410,548 shares, making it a volume leader, but falling short of its daily average of 59,801,500. Share prices were flat at $17.70. GE has received and is reviewing the engineering performance standards issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the second phase of the Hudson River dredging project, one of the largest environmental cleanups ever conducted in the United States.

Natural Alternatives International Inc. (Nasdaq: NAII) gave back 13.97 percent in price Monday to $5.85, on volume of 231,737 shares, swarming its daily average of 15,446. NAII, based in San Marcos, Calif., is a leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of customized nutritional supplements.

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