Micro-cap Gainers: China Nepstar Chain Drugstore (NYSE:NPD), Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB), GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ:GIGM), Pacific Ethanol Inc (NASDAQ:PEIX)

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:NPD), a leading retail drugstore chain in China based on the number of directly operated stores, today announced the Company filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2014. China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:NPD) stock performance was 5.38% in last session and finished the day at $2.35. Traded volume was 212,978.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 194.49K shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.07.

Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB) updated its FY14 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of ($0.10)-(0.04) for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.13). Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB) rose 13.79 percent to $9.74 Tuesday on volume of 649,516.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $9.39 to $9.99. Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB) has a market capitalization of $259.98million.

TheStreet downgraded shares of GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ:GIGM) from a hold rating to a sell rating. GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ:GIGM)’s stock on Apr 29, 2014 reported a increase of 12.26% to the closing price of $1.19. Its fifty two weeks range is $0.93 -$1.84. The total market capitalization recorded $60.36million. The overall volume in the last trading session was 1.13million shares. In its share capital, GIGM has 50.73million outstanding shares.

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEIX), the leading producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western United States, announced it will release its first quarter 2014 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Management will host a conference call. Neil Koehler, Chief Executive Officer, and Bryon McGregor, Chief Financial Officer, will deliver prepared remarks via webcast followed by a question and answer session. On Tuesday, shares of Pacific Ethanol Inc (NASDAQ:PEIX) advanced 5.98% to close the day at $14.72. Company return on investment (ROI) is 7.90% and its monthly performance is recorded as -6.89%. Pacific Ethanol Inc (NASDAQ:PEIX) quarterly revenue growth is 121.69%.