Thursday's gainers and losers
Here are the day’s biggest percentage gainers and losers, along with top volume leaders, among companies with a market cap between $100 million and $750 million:
Biggest percentage gainers:
• Fuqi International, Inc. (Nasdaq:FUQI), up 19% to $7.25 on news of an improved first-quarter and full-year 2008 guidance.
• Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASPM), up 19% to $6.52 on news it expects second-quarter earnings above Wall Street’s projections.
• Metalico Inc. (AMEX:MEA), up 18% to $14.15.
Biggest percentage losers:
• AMCORE Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMFI), down 30% to $13.71 on news of a first-quarter loss.
• Epicor Software Corp. (Nasdaq:EPIC), down 27% to $7.85 on news it projects first-quarter earnings below analysts’ consensus.
• Alto Palermo S.A. (Nasdaq:APSA), down 15% to $14.25.
Volume leaders:
• Epicor Software Corp. (Nasdaq:EPIC) 8,052,900 shares traded.
• Cheniere Energy, Inc. (AMEX:LNG) 4,733,300 shares traded.
• Briggs & Stratton Corp. (NYSE:BGG) 4,595,600 shares traded on news of weaker-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings.
The day saw 33 small-cap stocks set 52-week lows, while nine small caps established a 52-week high.
