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Financial stocks were among the midday movers to the downside on Monday, with shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings
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down more than 7% by midday and both Washington Mutual
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and American International Group
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down more than 5%. To the upside, LDK Solar Company Ltd.
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had gained nearly 8% halfway through trading on Monday.

Among our biggest midday movers was Healthways Inc.
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to the downside today. Traders aggressively sold shares after the company provided negative quidance for the quarter ending November 30.

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

Name Symbol % Up
Star Scientific Inc. STSI +46.11
Vocaltech Communications VOCL +24.24
Avistar Communications Corporation AVSR +24.10
Chemgenex Pharmaceuticals Ltd. CXSP +22.12
Synergx Systems Inc. SYNX +21.67

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

Name Symbol % Down
Comstock Homebuilding Companies Inc. CHCI -27.71
Mtm Technologies Inc. MTMC -26.22
Quest Resource Corporation QRCP -25.97
Franklin Credit Management Corporation FCMC -25.21
Healthways Inc. HWAY -20.93
Young Broadcasting Inc. YBTVA -20.71

Source: MarketWatch

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David Penn is Editor-in-Chief at TradingMarkets.com.