Prosensa Holding NV (NASDAQ: RNA) and RDX Technologies Corp (TSXV: RDX), lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides of the border, including one that saw its share price surge 63%.
Top U.S. Gainer
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Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Last Volume |
Price Return |
Price Return |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
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Prosensa Holding NV |
NASDAQ |
RNA |
651.0 |
18.60 |
5,534,474 |
62.5% |
57.8% |
18.99 |
3.95 |
Prosensa Holding NV (NASDAQ: RNA), engaged in the discovery and development of ribonucleic acid-modulating or RNA-modulating, therapeutics for the treatment of genetic disorders, was the top performer in the U.S. healthcare sector after skyrocketing 62.5% and closed at $18.60 Monday, while recording significant trading volumes of 5.5 million shares. RNA broke its key technical resistance level of 30-Day DMA at $11.92. The stock’s price rise resulted due to the recent announcement made by RNA, where in BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) and Prosensa Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: RNA) have entered into a definitive agreement in which BMRN will offer to purchase all of the outstanding ordinary shares of RNA for $17.75 per share, for a total up front consideration of approximately $680 million. Moreover, RNA shareholders may also receive two regulatory milestone payments of approximately $80 million for receiving approval in the U.S. by May 15, 2016 and in Europe by February 15, 2017, respectively. During the past 5-trading sessions, RNA gained 57.8% with daily average trading volumes of 1.1 million shares, while the stock accumulated 54.9% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 516,952 shares. The stock is up 298.3% year-to-date.
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Top Canadian Gainer
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Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Last Volume |
Price Return |
Price Return |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
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RDX Technologies Corp |
TSXV |
RDX |
30.6 |
0.99 |
123,057 |
57.1% |
122.5% |
3.84 |
0.34 |
RDX Technologies Corp (TSXV: RDX), engaged in the business of water treatment and energy technology that treats water was the top sector gainer after skyrocketing 57.1% and closed at C$0.99 Monday, while recording significant trading volumes of 123,057 shares. RDX broke its key technical resistance level of 50-Day DMA at C$0.77. During the past 5-trading sessions, RDX gained 122.5% with daily average trading volumes of 83,850 shares, while the stock accumulated 52.3% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 75,860 shares.
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