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LB living large, SIRI masterful, GD groggy

Monday, April 4th, 2011

LaBarge Inc. (AMEX: LB) shares rose 9.1% to $19.02 a piece, on volume of 1.9 million shares, dwarfing a daily average of less than 35,000. This, after Ducommun Inc. (NYSE: DCO) said it would buy the electronic manufacturing-services company for $19.25 a share. Ducommun shares improved 3.9% to $25.00.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) saw 25.9 million of its shares change hands, trailing its daily average of 54 million. Prices inched up 2.7% to $1.70, after announcing today it would provide live radio coverage of this week’s Masters Golf Tournament from Augusta, Ga.

General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) shares fell 5.7% to $73.00, on volume of 9.7 million shares, far surpassing its daily average of 1.9 million. This, after a unit of the defense contractor said four employees died Saturday when an aircraft crashed during a test flight.

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OXGN moves up, F trades widely, LUV grounded

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Oxigene Inc. (Nasdaq:OXGN) shares advanced 6.5% to $1.82, on volume of 165,014, nosing out its all-day average of 134,773, after it announced the presentation of positive preclinical data supporting development of its novel, non-peptidic cathepsin L inhibitors as anticancer agents.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was a volume champion early Monday afternoon, trading in 59.4 million shares, although shy of its full-day average of 90 million. Prices for F were up 3% to $15.61, on word its CEO Alan Mulally was to receive the Edison Achievement Award, at a ceremony in New York on Tuesday.

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) was among the more notable stocks losing ground in Monday trading, its shares shedding 2.5% to $12.35, on 8.3 million shares – just nosing out its daily average — after the carrier said Sunday that two planes were found to have cracks like those in a plane that developed a hole in flight on Friday.

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Viva VVUS, C active, AMIE earthward

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Vivus Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) shares rose 11.7% to $7.05 early Monday morning, on volume of 6.4 million shares, or double its all-day average. This, after the company said its experimental weight-loss drug yielded positive results and helped cut blood pressure.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) was an early volume leader Monday, dealing in 79 million, compared to a daily average of 494.6 million. Share prices slid 0.5% to $4.43,

Ambassadors International Inc. (Nasdaq: AMIE) shares tumbled 69.6% to 85 cents, on volume of 2.5 million shares, towering over a daily average around 101,000, after the parent of Windstar Cruises filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday.

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ACXM pops, ORCL over its average, MTOR moves down

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Acxiom Corp. (Nasdaq: ACXM) shares rose 6.8% to $14.42. Volume was 3.5 million shares, or six times its daily average, after BMO Capital Markets Ltd. upgraded the computer-services company from market perform to outperform.

Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) did 28.2 million shares worth of business Thursday, just besting its daily share average of just below 26 million. ORCL prices moved up 1.4% to $33.52.

Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) shares fell 15.1% to $17.00, on volume of 11.3 million shares, compared to a daily average of 2.3 million, after the auto-parts supplier lowered its second-quarter earnings forecast. The former ArvinMeritor also said it would close its European trailer axle business.

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LUNA shoots for the moon, S steady, SEMG sinks

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Luna Innovations Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNA) shares gained 46.4% to $2.65, on volume of 2.7 million shares, trouncing a daily average around 20,000, after the molecular-technology provider agreed to extend a development agreement with Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRG).

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) dealt in 35.1 million shares, making headway on a daily average of 64.8 million. Prices hiked 1% to $4.61.

SemGroup Corp. (NYSE: SEMG) shares were off 12.5% to $28.40, on volume of 4.2 million shares, towering over its average of 311,583, after the petroleum pipeline and storage provider reported losing $4.9 million in the fourth quarter.

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