Posts Tagged ‘volume’

MCET soars, CCTR busy, WFSC goes south

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Multi-Cell Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: MCET) moved skyward 31.7 percent Monday to 1.04 cents. Volume for the stock was 32.6 million shares, in contrast to a daily average of 5.34 million. MCET has specialized in developing main liver cell immortalization technologies to produce cell-based assay systems for use in drug discovery.

China Crescent Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB: CCTR) dealt in 219.3 million shares, making it among the most widely traded of micro-caps Monday. Normal share average was 41.1 million. Prices reached 21-100ths of a cent, up 10.5 percent from Friday.

Weststar Financial Services Corp. (OTCBB: WFSC) retreated 80.8 percent to five cents Monday. Volume was 58,450 shares, or nearly 10 times its full-day average. The Company provides consumer and commercial banking services in Buncombe County and surrounding areas

Top Buzz Stock Gainers (SIMG, NBR, AMLN, CML)

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Silicon Image, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SIMG) Stocks of SIMG are currently trading at $6.29 on massive volume, up more than 38 percent from Tuesday’s closing price of $4.55 SIMG is racing to two-year highs on reported third-quarter sales of $60.5 million, 20% stronger than analyst expectations and  more than three times expected earnings.

Nabors Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NBR) Shares of Bermuda-based Nabors were up 5.02 percent at $20.42, after the company reported a 29-cent per share quarterly profit, which beat Street estimates by 6 cents. Nabors’ revenue of $1.08 billion also came in ahead of the forecast of $963 million. The stock is still down 7 percent so far in 2010.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(Nasdaq: AMLN) soared 11.3 percent to a high of $13.36, on more than four times average volume. Shares skyrocketed after the maker of the diabetes treatment Byetta was raised to “outperform” from “market perform” at Leerink Swann & Co.

Compellent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: CML) Volume skyrocketed to 6.5 million today as shares touched on a 52-week high of $26.44, representing a 32 percent increase over previous day close of $19.70. Compellent Technologies, which sells data storage to large businesses, surged after beating Wall Street expectations in the third quarter, and amid rumors of an acquisition by computer maker Dell Inc.