Posts Tagged ‘Technology Stocks’

BRN gains momentum, MSFT has good volume, FRBK loses air

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Barnwell Industries Inc. (AMEX: BRN) shares gained 23.6% to $7.50 Wednesday. Volume of 183,617 shares dwarfed its full-day average of 9,411. Barnwell engages in oil and natural gas exploration, development, production and sales in Canada.

Microsoft Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) traded in 42,033,218 shares Wednesday, approaching its daily average of 57,414,000. Prices for MSFT nudged ahead 1.2 percent to $28.45.

Republic First Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FRBK) fell 8 percent Wednesday to $2.75 Volume for the stock was 132,273 shares, or about 2 1/2 its daily average. FRBK is a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank with offices and branches throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

PDFS triumphs, F active, GASS runs out of fuel

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

PDF Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: PDFS) shares gained 18.3% to $5.68 Wednesday. Volume of 268,590 proved nearly triple its full-day average. San Jose-based PDFS is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process life cycle.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) traded in 37,503,600 shares Wednesday, approaching its daily average of 82,793,000. Prices for F nudged ahead 1.3 percent to $18.51.

Stealth Gas Inc, (Nasdaq: GASS) fell 6.6 percent Wednesday to $7.59 Volume for the stock was 145,497 shares, better than 2 1/2 its daily average. Greek-based GASS, a ship-owning company, primarily serves the liquified petroleum gas sector of the international shipping industry.

AFFX affirmative, S does business, SPMD slumps

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) shares gained 16.4% to $5.46 Wednesday. Volume of 1,666,321 proved nearly double its full-day average. The rise comes after the company said it expects to report a profit in the fourth quarter and announced that it signed a distribution deal with Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) traded in 39,482,210 shares Wednesday, approaching its daily average of 45,195,800. Prices for S nudged ahead 0.3 percent to $4.41.

SuperMedia Inc. (Nasdaq: SPMD) fell 7.2 percent Wednesday to $8.82 Volume for the stock was 443,787 shares, surpassing its daily average of 396,158. SPMD is an advertising agency for local small- to medium-sized businesses across the United States.

CRMD takes wing, NVDA dizzy, RFMI turfs

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

CorMedix Inc. (AMEX: CRMD) shares gained 20.5% to $2.14 Wednesday. Volume of 157,948 proved nine times its full-day average. CRMD is a pharmaceutical company that seeks to in-license, develop and commercialize therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of cardiac and renal dysfunction.

NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) traded in 57,205,492 shares Wednesday, nearly tripling its daily average. Prices for NVDA leapt 12.5 percent to $22.85. The chip maker’s stock is now up more than 100% over the past three months amid upbeat analyst reviews of its recent initiatives, particularly in the tablet and smart phone markets.

RF Monolithics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMI) fell 5.7 percent Wednesday to $1.82 Volume for the stock was 252,129 shares or more than eight times its daily average. Tuesday, the Dallas-based RFMI reported quarterly net income of $160,000 or $0.01 per share.

CRIS incredible, MU moves shares, THOR loses ground

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Curis Inc. (Nasdaq: CRIS) shares gained 20.2% to $2.74 Wednesday. Volume of 1,361,514 proved four times its full-day average. The Mass.-based CRIS is a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment.

Micron Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) traded in 53,997,533 shares Wednesday, nearly doubling its daily average of 30,541,700. Prices for MU were up 7.1 to $9.34.

Thoratec Corporatino (Nasdaq: THOR) fell 7.4 percent Wednesday to $28.81. Volume for the stock was 4,263,232 shares or three times its daily average. THOR is a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts.