NephroGenex (NASDAQ:NRX) and Americas Petrogas (TSXV:BOE) Lead the Top Sector Gainers

NephroGenex Inc (NASDAQ: NRX) and Americas Petrogas Inc (TSXV: BOE), lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides of the border, including one that saw its share price surge 187%.

Top U.S. Gainer

NephroGenex Inc (NASDAQ: NRX), engaged in the development of novel drugs for the treatment of kidney disease, was the top performer in the U.S. healthcare sector after skyrocketing 187.1% and closed at $13.35 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 23.6 million shares. NRX broke all of its key technical resistance levels of 30-Day, 50-day and 200-day DMAs at $4.94, $4.68 & $5.39 respectively. The rise in the stock’s price resulted due to the company’s announcement that its lead drug, Pyridorin was found to be safe in a cardiac safety study. During the past 5-trading sessions, NRX gained 187.7% with daily average trading volumes of 4.7 million shares, while the stock accumulated 185.9% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 804,987 shares.

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Top Canadian Gainer

Americas Petrogas Inc (TSXV: BOE), engaged in the business of exploring of oil, natural gas and manufacturing fertilizers, was the top sector gainer after gaining 40.0% and closed at C$0.25 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 1.1 million shares. During the past 5-trading sessions, BOE gained 14.0% with daily average trading volumes of 958,204 shares, while the stock performance is neutral during the past one month as the recent closing price was same as it was a month ago and recorded past one month daily average trading volumes of 595,420 shares.

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