

Pharma in Focus After Hours: Kythera (NASDAQ:KYTH), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC), Medifast (NYSE:MED)
Kythera (NASDAQ:KYTH) and Bayer ADR (OTCMRKTS:BAYRY) announced that Kythera acquired all rights outside of the U.S. and Canada to ATX-101, a proprietary formulation of a purified synthetic version of deoxycholic acid currently in late-stage development for the reduction of submental fat (double chin). In 2010, KYTHERA (NASDAQ:KYTH) licensed the commercial rights to ATX-101 outside of the U.S. and Canada to Bayer Consumer Care AG. Under … Continue reading Pharma in Focus After Hours: Kythera (NASDAQ:KYTH), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC), Medifast (NYSE:MED)

Financial Movers: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Freddie Mac (OTCBB:FMCC), Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT), Rosetta Genomic (NASDAQ:ROSG)
Shares of National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) are up nearly 10% Monday following Deutsche Bank’s new coverage of the stock at a Buy rating and EUR4.50 price target (approx $6.25 based on Monday’s exchange rate). The rating results from Deutsche Bank’s forecast for a strong recovery in fundamentals for the Greek banking sector. In addition, the bank will release Q4 earnings on March 27. It … Continue reading Financial Movers: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Freddie Mac (OTCBB:FMCC), Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT), Rosetta Genomic (NASDAQ:ROSG)

Bullish Stocks: JA Solar Holdings (NASDAQ:JASO), Big Lots (NYSE:BIG), Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX), Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR)
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) is one of the top-performing stocks on the Nasdaq (on a percentage basis) today, with the equity up 5.6% at $10.71. In fact, the security has more than doubled over the past year. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) stock performance was 5.67% in last session and finished the day at $11.18. Traded volume was 4.98million shares … Continue reading Bullish Stocks: JA Solar Holdings (NASDAQ:JASO), Big Lots (NYSE:BIG), Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX), Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR)

Basic Materials Bullish Stocks: Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE), PostRock Energy (NASDAQ:PSTR), Compressco (NASDAQ:GSJK), CGG (NYSE:CGG)
Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE) produces and deals bromine and raw sodium, and produces and offers chemicals used in oil and gas field discovery. Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE) stock performance was 5.77% in last session and finished the day at $2.75. Traded volume was 267,999.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 249.59K shares. The beta of the stock remained … Continue reading Basic Materials Bullish Stocks: Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE), PostRock Energy (NASDAQ:PSTR), Compressco (NASDAQ:GSJK), CGG (NYSE:CGG)

Healthcare New Highs: China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE:CO), Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT), Nordion (NYSE:NDZ), Vision-Sciences (NASDAQ:VSCI)
Stocks Almost Family and Chemed hold a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy) and China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE:CO) holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). With favorable Zacks Ranks, these stocks may be better selections at this time. China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE:CO) stock performance was 3.26% in last session and finished the day at $4.44. Traded volume was 777.52K shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Healthcare New Highs: China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE:CO), Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT), Nordion (NYSE:NDZ), Vision-Sciences (NASDAQ:VSCI)

Healthcare Active Stocks: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)
Shares of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PPHM ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer, dipped as much as 11% after reporting its third-quarter earnings results. Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM) stock performance was -8.05% in last session and finished the day at $2.40. Traded volume was 14.14million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.31million shares. … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)