Basic Matetial Gainers: Royale Energy (NASDAQ:ROYL), Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX), Denison Mines (NYSEMKT:DNN), New Concept Energy (NYSEMKT:GBR), Mexco Energy (NYSEMKT:MXC)

Royale Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:ROYL) reported plans to partner with Rampart Energy on two wells next winter, and Quidel Corp. reported it received a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waiver from the FDA for its Sofia RSV Fluorescent Immunoassay for the rapid detection of respiratory syncytial virus, according to company announcements, SEC filings and Bloomberg News. Royale Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROYL) stock performance was 5.35% in last session and finished the day at $3.15. Traded volume was 858,759.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 315.70K shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.24. Royale Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROYL) insider ownership is 11.90%.

Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ:CENX) was upgraded by Bank of America from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Monday. The firm currently has a $14.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $9.00. Bank of America’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 0.21% from the company’s current price. Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) rose5.25 percent to $15.45 Friday on volume of 649,235.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $14.69 to $15.50. Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) has a market capitalization of $1.37billion.

Denison Mines Corp. (USA) (NYSEMKT:DNN) is pleased to report the closing on June 6, 2014 of a previously announced transaction with International Enexco Ltd., whereby Denison acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of IEC. Denison Mines Corp (USA) (NYSEMKT:DNN)’s stock on June 13, 2014 reported a increase of 5.13% to the closing price of $1.23. Its fifty two weeks range is $0.97 -$1.76. The total market capitalization recorded $596.90million. The overall volume in the last trading session was 485,751.00million shares. In its share capital, DNN has 480.00million outstanding shares.

New Concept Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GBR), ( the “Company” or “NCE”) a Dallas- based oil and gas company, today reported net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 of $40,000 or $0.02 per share, compared to a net income of $31,000 or $(0.02) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2013. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded oil and gas revenues of $344,000 as compared to $340,000 for the comparable period of 2013. The Company recorded revenues of $725,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from its retirement property compared to $680,000 for the comparable period in 2013. The increase was due principally due to rate increases. On Friday, shares of New Concept Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GBR) advanced 7.38% to close the day at $2.91. Company return on investment (ROI) is -9.50% and its monthly performance is recorded as 25.43%. New Concept Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GBR) quarterly revenue growth is 44.06%.

Mexco Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:MXC) today announced that in view of the unusual market activity in the Company’s stock, the NYSE MKT (“the Exchange”) has contacted the Company in accordance with its usual practice.  The Company stated that its policy is not to comment on unusual market activity.  Mexco Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:MXC) stock performance was 6.75% in last session and finished the day at $9.31. Traded volume was 122,332.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 20.19K shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.50. Mexco Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:MXC) insider ownership is 2.20%.