Volatile Stocks: Prosensa Holding (NASDAQ:RNA), 22nd Century Group Inc (NYSEMKT:XXII), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY), AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVEO), ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)

Prosensa Holding NV (NASDAQ:RNA) was upgraded by stock analysts at KBC Securities from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a report issued on Wednesday. The firm currently has a $11.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $7.00. KBC Securities’ target price would indicate a potential upside of 1.57% from the company’s current price. Prosensa Holding NV (NASDAQ:RNA) … Continue reading Volatile Stocks: Prosensa Holding (NASDAQ:RNA), 22nd Century Group Inc (NYSEMKT:XXII), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY), AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVEO), ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)

NASDAQ Gainers: Rediff.com India Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:REDF), Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR), Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA), ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)

Rediff.com India Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:REDF) released its 4Q and full-year financial performance that showed somehow wanting results especially in the U.S. However, investors appeared to pay little attention to the U.S. business problems but instead looked forward to better results in the near future, just as the management promised. Rediff.com India Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:REDF) stock performance was 23.01% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading NASDAQ Gainers: Rediff.com India Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:REDF), Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR), Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA), ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)

ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) presented results from a global, multi-center, open-label, comparator-controlled phase II study in patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Two doses of ISIS-FXIRx (200mg, 300mg) were compared to Sanofi’s Lovenox (enoxaparin). ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) stock performance was 11.26% in last session and finished the day at $27.81. Traded volume was 4,554,523 shares in the last session … Continue reading Notable Movers: ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS), PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP)

Some drugs that have gained approval this year so far include AstraZeneca’s Myalept (complications of leptin deficiency) and Farxiga (type II diabetes), Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHTP) (to treat neurogenic orthostatic hypotension), BioMarin’s Vimizim (Morquio A syndrome) and Vanda Pharma’s Hetlioz. Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHTP) stock performance was -5.75% in last session and finished the day at $4.92. Traded volume was 3.02million shares in … Continue reading NASDAQ losers: Chelsea Therapeutics International (NASDAQ:CHTP), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC), ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP), Array Biopharma (NASDAQ:ARRY)

MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date for AFREZZA(R) by three months to July 15, 2014 in order to provide time for a full review of information submitted by MannKind in response to the FDA’s requests.MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) stock performance was -6.42% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Biotech Losers: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP), Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ:SGEN)

On Apr 3, Zacks Investment Research upgraded ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP) to Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)’s loss estimates have declining on the back of better-than-expected fourth quarter 2013 results. ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP) stock performance was -6.06% in last session and finished the day at $4.34. Traded volume was 1.86million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Biotech losers: ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP), Sangamo Biosciences (NASDAQ:SGMO), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX), XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA)