Posts Tagged ‘nasdaq’

GBE is a star, MSFT busy, SGOC sinks

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Grubb & Ellis Co. (NYSE: GBE) added 18.26 percent in price Monday to $1.36. Volume of 1,407,630 shares proved more than four times its full-day average. GBE is a leading real estate services and investment firm out of Santa Ana, Calif.

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) traded in 33,909,397 shares, making it a volume leader, but still below its daily average of 61,214,100. Share prices moved down 0.37 percent to $27.80. Microsoft and China Mobile signed a strategic cooperation memorandum on Friday.

SGOCO Technology, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SGOC) gave back 37.12 percent in price Monday to $5.03, on volume of 230,400 shares, its daily average not available at press time. The Chinese-based SGOC is a national distributor, designer and manufacturer of flat panel displays.

ADES goes skyward, MGM does loads of business, AMN trips

Monday, December 20th, 2010

ADA-ES, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADES) tacked on 11.05 percent in price Monday to $10.85 Volume of 378,513 shares proved more than 12 times its full-day average. ADES announced that the Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2010 extended the “placed-in-service” date for the Section 45 tax credits by two years to January 1, 2012.

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) traded in 29,662,833 shares, making it a volume leader, but still below its daily average of 35,939,000. Share prices moved up 4.55 percent to $14.27. MGM is one of the world’s leading global hospitality companies, operating a peerless portfolio of destination resort brands, including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage.

Ameron International Corp. (NYSE: AMN) gave back 8.11 percent in price Monday to $77.29, on volume of 195,639 shares, nearly triple its daily average. AMN is a multinational manufacturer of highly-engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation and infrastructure markets.

ARNA stronger, HBAN volume leader, RXII tumbles

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) pushed upward 23.64 percent in price Monday to $2.04. Volume of 14,985,720 shares nearly doubled its full-day average. The San Diego-based ARNA is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing oral drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors.

Huntington Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: HBAN) traded in 27,626,739 shares, bested its daily average by a half. Share prices for HBAN moved moderately ahead 4.98 percent to $6.54. Columbus-based HBAN is a $53-billion regional bank holding company

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: RXII) stumbled in price 11.43 percent Monday to $2.79, on volume of 705,157 shares, nearly quadrupled its full-day average. RXII is a recognized leader in RNAi-based therapeutic discovery and development

CHTP jumps, CSCO trades wide, BLTI tumbles

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHTP) zoomed higher 19.13 percent in price Monday to $7.16. Volume of 3,471,695 shares better than tripled its full-day average. The Charlotte-based CHTP announced it has completed a pre-NDA assessment with the FDA and intends to accelerate its new drug application (NDA) for NORTHERA™(droxidopa) for the treatment of symptomatic, neurogenic orthostatic hypotension.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) was busy early Monday afternoon, trading in 26,465,845 shares, making headway against its daily average of 71,898,900. Share prices for CSCO crept ahead 0.69 percent to $19.68.

BioLase Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: BLTI) fell in price 11.05 percent Monday to $1.69, on volume of 64,212 shares, approaching its full-day average of 78,005. BLTI, based in Irvine, Calif., is the world’s leading dental laser manufacturer and distributor.

BASI soars, MI probed, BBX stumbles

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BASI) celebrated a hike of 23.97 percent in price Monday to $3.31. Volume of 193,397 shares overwhelmed its full-day average of 8,971. Indiana-based BASi is a pharmaceutical development services company providing contract research services and instruments and supplies to the world’s leading drug development companies and medical research organizations.

Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (NYSE: MI) traded in 33,286,748 shares Monday, more than doubling its daily average of 14,042,100. Share prices for MI skidded 3.65 percent, however, to $6.61. MI’s board of directors is under investigation concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law related to the Company’s efforts to sell Marshall & Ilsley to BMO Financial Group in a transaction with a value of approximately $4.1 billion.

BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BBX) found itself downward in price, 10.76 percent Monday to $1.41, on volume of 2,579,650 shares, or more than five times its full-day average. BBX is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Florida.