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Energy and materials stocks are once again on the move with traders and investors scooping up shares of mining companies like Barrick Gold Corporation

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and Goldcorp Inc.
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. Among the energy stocks’ better performers as of midday on Thursday include Petrohawk Energy

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and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
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. The bullishness is not limited to traditional energy stocks, either, with shares of Sunpower

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up more than 4% halfway through trading on Thursday.

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

Name Symbol % Up
Termage Inc. THRM +37.87
Thornburg Mortgage Asset Corporation TMA +37.50
Senomyx Inc. SNMX +25.99
Ocean Bio-Chem Inc. OBCI +24.47

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

Name Symbol % Down
Tronox Inc. TRX -30.43
Penn Treaty American Corporation PTA -26.28
MTM Technologies Inc. MTMC -26.21
Nitches Inc. NICH -23.07
Hot Topics Inc. HOTT -22.85

Source: MarketWatch

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