Trading Where the Action Is!
Stocks have rallied from their worst levels, but buyers have not been especially aggressive in bidding shares higher as Congress continues to struggle toward a bailout agreement. As of midday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down nearly 1%, while the Dow industrials are little changed.
Among those stocks moving dramatically higher on Friday are Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Those stocks making major moves to the downside include National City Corporation
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Here is a list of stocks that have gained 20% or more so far in trading today.
Name | Symbol | % Up |
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Neomagic Corporation | NMGC | +113.28 |
Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. | IDEV | +99.42 |
Loud Technologies Inc. | LTEC | +49.29 |
Equity Media Holdings Corporation | EMDA | +38.46 |
Good Times Restaurants Inc. | GTIM | +37.50 |
Raser Technologies Inc. | RZ | +27.72 |
RF Monolithics Inc. | RFMI | +23.08 |
Elmira Savings Bank FSB | ESBK | +23.02 |
Atherogenics Inc. | AGIX | +22.26 |
Verasun Energy Corporation | VSE | +21.56 |
Hydrogen Corporation | HYDG | +21.05 |
Colonial Bankshares Inc. | COBK | +20.24 |
Here is a list of stocks that have lost 20% or more so far in trading today.
Name | Symbol | % Down |
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National City Corporation | NCC | -49.60 |
Sadia S.A. | SDA | -34.91 |
Firstfed Financial Corporation | FED | -30.25 |
Progressive Gaming International Corporation | PGICD | -29.49 |
Qimonda Ag | QI | -28.42 |
Wachovia Corporation | WB | -26.79 |
Research in Motion Ltd. | RIMM | -26.18 |
People Community Bancorp Inc. | PCBI | -25.03 |
Franklin Bank Corporation. | FBTX | -24.32 |
World Heart Corporation | WHRT | -21.74 |
Gentium S.P.A. | GENT | -21.40 |
Pinnacle Gas Resources Inc. | PINN | -21.30 |
Bankunited Financial Corporation | BKUNA | -20.79 |
Photronics Inc. | PLAB | -20.77 |
Transition Therapeutics Inc. | TTHI | -20.71 |
Sutor Tech Group Ltd. | SUTR | -20.43 |
Source: MarketWatch
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David Penn is Editor in Chief at TradingMarkets.com.