Top 4 Losers of Basic Material: Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY), Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS), Recon Technology (NASDAQ:RCON), MagneGas Corporation (NASDAQ:MNGA)

Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE: HDY) announced that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), notified the Company on April 24, 2014, that the Company had fallen below the NYSE’s continued listing standards because the Company’s average global market capitalization has been less than $50 million over a consecutive 30 trading-day period and its stockholders’ equity is less than $50 million. Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY) stock performance was -5.84% in last session and finished the day at $1.45. Traded volume was 210,159.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 251.10K shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.29. Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY) insider ownership is 0.60%.

Amyris Inc. (AMRS:US), the biotechnology company partially owned by Total SA (FP), received a $4 million equity investment from Kuraray Co. as the companies extended a joint venture. Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) dropped -8.36 percent to $3.29 Friday on volume of 508,004.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $3.29 to $3.56. Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) has a market capitalization of $255.46million.

Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ:RCON), a leading oilfield services provider that operates primarily in the People’s Republic of China, today said it has updated its company website to include new corporate and industry information. Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ:RCON)’s stock on Apr 25, 2014 reported a decrease of -7.21% to the closing price of $4.63. Its fifty two weeks range is $1.55 -$8.00. The total market capitalization recorded $20.97million. The overall volume in the last trading session was 107,045.00million shares. In its share capital, RCON has 4.51million outstanding shares.

MagneGas Corporation (NASDAQ:MNGA), a leading technology company that counts among its inventions a patented process that converts liquid waste into a hydrogen-based fuel, announced that it has expanded its local market by becoming a full line supplier of industrial gases, hard goods, safety gear and welding consulting services. On Friday, shares of MagneGas Corporation (NASDAQ:MNGA) dropped -7.14% to close the day at $1.17. Company return on investment (ROI) is -82.90% and its monthly performance is recorded as -23.53%. MagneGas Corporation (NASDAQ:MNGA) quarterly revenue growth is 23.16%.