Posts Tagged ‘NYSE’

ZLC a jewel, C moving, LF dives

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Zale Corp.(NYSE: ZLC) shares gained 31.8% Wednesday to $5.31, on volume of 4,860,848 shares, or nearly five times its full-day average. This, after the jewelry retailer said sales at stores open at least a year rose 8.5% during the holiday-shopping season

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) traded in 164,176,079 shares early Wednesday, catching up on its all-day average of 545,199,000. Prices for C moved forward 1.9 percent to $5.04.

Leapfrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LF) fell 24.7 percent Wednesday to $4.07. Volume for the stock was 4,035,933 shares or nearly seven times its daily average, after forecasting 2010 earnings below expectations.

BORN kicks higher, MGM has high volume, BPI falters

Monday, January 10th, 2011

China New Borun Corp. (NYSE: BORN) shares rose 11.6% to close at $12.02 Monday. Volume for the stock was 874,687 shares, falling short of its full-day average of 1,119,340. BORN is a leading producer and distributor of corn-based edible alcohol in China.

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) traded in 42,584,466 shares Monday, inching by its daily average of 36,782,900. Prices for MGM faded 0.1 percent to $16.33. Tuesday, MGM will launch M life (www.mlife.com), a loyalty program that leverages the combined power of its resorts in Las Vegas, Mississippi and Detroit.

Bridgepoint Education Inc. (NYSE: BPI) fell 8.7 percent Monday to $16.08. Volume for the stock of 946,302 shares more than doubled its daily average. BPI was among a host of education-based stocks that lost ground Monday.

ASTM up, GE with bright volume, ESI falters

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Aastrom Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) shares gained 22.7 percent to $3.19 Monday. Volume of 8,380,362 shares was more than 3 1/2 times its usual volume. The company will be presenting Phase 2 Surgical-DCM six-month results sometime this month.

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) traded in 51,542,124 shares Monday afternoon, just shy of its daily average of 57,051,500. Prices for GE inched up 0.7 percent to $18.56. GE Energy Financial Services, and Bankers Commercial Corporation, a unit of UnionBanCal Corporation, announced today that they have purchased the first wind farm to start operations in one of the largest wind energy projects in the United States.

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI) dipped 12.3 percent Monday to $56.62. Volume for the stock of 1,899,031 shares doubled its daily average, and then some. ESI is a leading provider of post-secondary degree programs.

GKK gets some traction, S trades widely, GNI in the swamp

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE: GKK) shares gained 10.4 percent to $3.09 Monday. Volume of 1,551,914 shares was more 2 1/2 times its usual volume. GKK is a self-managed integrated commercial real estate finance and property investment company.

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) traded in 47,181,985 shares Monday afternoon, approaching its daily average of 51,474,800. Prices for S trailed Friday’s close by 2.9 percent to $4.55. Consumers today will begin seeing TV advertising in a campaign touting the benefits of the company’s third 4G-capable smartphone.

Great Northern Iron Ore Properties (NYSE: GNI) dipped 21.6 percent Monday to $104.42. Volume for the stock of 121,377 shares proved 11 times its daily average, after Citron Research issued a negative report on the company.

ACAD climbs, F hiring, INUV suffers

Monday, January 10th, 2011

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD) shares gained 34.8% to $1.55 Monday. Volume of 8,207,414 shares proved 12 times its usual volume of 674,665, after ACAD entered into an agreement, to fund its research into Parkinson’s disease.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was a volume leader Monday, trading in 38,100,313 shares, nearly half its daily average of 82,773,700. Prices for F nipped up 0.9 percent to $18.43. The car maker Monday announced that it planned to hire more than 7,000 workers in the next two years.

Inuvo, Inc (Amex: INUV) got bruised 20.5 percent by noon ET Monday to $4.03. Volume for the stock was 153,338 shares, already surpassing its daily average of 131,311 shares. INUV announced today that revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 would be approximately $14 million. This represents a 46% increase over the $9.6 million of revenue in the same quarter of 2009 and is slightly lower than the third quarter of 2010.