Xeta Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: XETA) shares galloped 40.9% to $5.41. Volume for the stock was 484,833 shares, compared to an all-day average of 14,000, after the announcement that Paetec Corporation was to purchase XETA for $61 million.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) traded in 33.8 million shares Wednesday, pursuing its average of 192.4 million. Prices faded 0.3% to $14.56

Motricity Inc. (Nasdaq: MOTR) shares were off 23.3% to $16.90 Wednesday. Volume was 7.8 million shares, waltzing over a full-day average of 1.3 million, after the provider of wireless-data services projected first-quarter sales beneath analysts’ estimates late Tuesday.