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Stocks are advancing on Thursday in a trading session characterized by growing volatility. Among the stocks moving higher as of midday are gold

stocks, following through on yesterday’s gains. Goldcorp Inc.
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was up more than 3%, while Yamana Gold Inc.
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was up more than 2%.

Nasdaq stocks on the move higher halfway through trading on Thursday include Adobe Systems
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, up more than 3%, and Hansen Natural

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which was up nearly 7% as of midday.

Among the day’s biggest movers were financial stocks such as Morgan Stanley
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, down more than 20% on the day.

Here is a list of stocks that have gained 20% or more so far in trading today.

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Name Symbol % Up
Constar International Inc. CNST +60.24
Media General MEG +44.34
Hydrogen Corporation HYDG +42.86
Eon Communications Corporation EONC +37.59
Langer Biomechanics Group Inc. GAIT +36.84
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals ABPI +36.73
Bankunited Financial Corporation BKUNA +27.94
Security Bank Corporation SBKC +27.20
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. SBSA +26.67
Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. TRMP +26.61
Newbridge Bancorp NBBC +26.07
Velocity Express Corporation VEXP +25.63
Broadpoint Securites Group Inc. BPSG +23.40
Skyline Corporation. SKY +23.21
Torreypines Therapeutics Inc. TPTX +23.21

Here is a list of stocks that have lost 20% or more so far in trading today.

Name Symbol % Down
Genworth Financial GNW -51.37
State Street Corporation STT -37.44
General Growth Properties Inc. GGP -29.90
Morgan Stanley MS -28.28
Dayton Superior Corporation DSUP -26.60
Vineyard National Bancorp VNBC -26.13
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation BK -25.95
Keycorp KEY -25.54
Capstone Turbine Corporation CPST -25.14
Surmodics Inc. SRDX -24.82
Sterling Banks Inc. STBK -24.71
CIT Group Inc. CIT -22.24
Datatrak International Inc. DATA -21.74
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. MKTX -21.65
Radio One Inc. ROIA -21.54
Electro Energy Inc. EEEI -21.05
Amarin Corporation Plc AMRN -21.00
Biopure Corporation. BPUR -20.73

Source: MarketWatch

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David Penn is Editor in Chief at TradingMarkets.com.