Posts Tagged ‘SHZ’

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.

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SHZ shoots higher, THC busy, DANG dinged

Monday, December 13th, 2010

China Shen Zhou Mining and Resources Inc. (AMEX: SHZ) climbed 20.90 percent in price Monday afternoon to $4.57. Volume was 4,191,519 shares, more than triple the stock’s normal daily average. SHZ, engaged in the exploration, development, mining and processing of fluorite, zinc, lead, copper, and other nonferrous metals in China, today announced that the Company has received the preliminary 2011 production limitation policy for the fluorite industry from the China Non-metallic Minerals Industry Association Fluorite Committee

Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC) had great volume Monday afternoon, with 31,149,189 shares changing hands, almost three times normal daily average. Prices for THC were down 2.03 percent to $6.51. THC is a health care services company whose subsidiaries and affiliates own and operate acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and diagnostic imaging centers.

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE: DANG) stumbled 10.19 percent to $29.55 on Monday. Volume was 2,864,983 shares, compared to its full-day average of 16,833,600. DANG celebrated its IPO last Wednesday.

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SHZ jumps, BAC peddles wares, CDCS takes bruising

Monday, December 6th, 2010

China Shen Zhou Mining and Resrouces Inc. (AMEX: SHZ) picked 22.4 percent to $1.77 early Monday afternoon. Volume of 3,852,723 shares nearly quadrupled its normal full-day average volume. SHZ is engaged in the exploration, development, mining and processing of fluorite, zinc, lead, copper, and other nonferrous metals in China ,

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) was among the volume leaders mid afternoon Monday, trading in 77,841,291 shares, catching up on its full-day average, which is near 203,314,000. The price slid, however, 1.26 percent to $11.71.

CDC Software Corp. (NasdaqGM: CDCS) took a beating in price 12.38 percent Monday afternoon to $6.23, on volume of 79,163 shares, besting its full-day average of 46,456. CDCS’ Ross Systems, Inc. announced today that it came out on the short end of a verdict Friday, in fraud litigation between Ross Systems, Inc. and Sunshine Mills, Inc., a major employer based in Red Bay , Alabama . In the lawsuit, Sunshine Mills alleged fraud related to the sale and implementation of a beta Ross ERP system in early 2005. The jury awarded a total of $61 million in damages to Sunshine Mills

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