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Stocks have pulled back from their intraday highs on the first trading day of the week. Up more than 2% in the first hour of trading, the Nasdaq has since dipped into the red, although the index is back in the green as of midday. The Dow remains up by more than 150 points halfway through Monday’s trading.
Buying and short-covering in the financial stocks is the major source of bullishness on Monday, with Bank of America
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Among today’s biggest movers was UAL 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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| Gehl Company | GEHL | +116.03 |
| Zoom Technologies Inc. | ZOOM | +46.97 |
| Nevada Chemicals Inc. | NCEM | +34.59 |
| Wegener Corporation | WGNR | +28.30 |
| Neonode Inc. | NEON | +23.75 |
| Biopure Corporation | BPUR | +23.21 |
Here is a list of stocks that have lost 20% or more so far in trading today.
| Name | Symbol | % Down |
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| Silver State Bancorp | SSBX | -85.71 |
| Biodel Inc. | BIOD | -67.08 |
| Authentec Inc. | AUTH | -55.87 |
| Midwest Banc Holdings Inc. | MBHI | -28.16 |
| UAL Corporation | UAUA | -27.07 |
| Gateway Financial Holdings Inc. | GBTS | -26.06 |
| Triad Guaranty Inc. | TGIC | -22.16 |
| Imperial Industries Inc. | IPII | -21.20 |
Source: MarketWatch
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David Penn is Editor-in-Chief at TradingMarkets.com.