Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT) and Carfinco Financial Group (TSX: CFN), lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides the border, including one that saw its share price soar of 32%.
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 |
|
Glimcher Realty Trust |
NYSE |
GRT |
1,998.7 |
13.75 |
56,303,550 |
29.8% |
22.8% |
13.91 |
8.38 |
Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT), owns, leases, manages, acquires and develops enclosed regional malls, shopping centers and single tenant retail properties in the United States, was the top performer in the U.S. financial sector with a decent hike 29.8% Tuesday and closed at its 52-week high of $13.75, while recording significant trading volumes of 56 million shares. Recently, GRT announced its acceptance to a merger proposal by Washington Prime Group (NYSE: WPG) in a stock and cash transaction, wherein Glimcher shareholders will receive $10.40 in cash and 0.1989 shares of Washington Prime Group stock for each share of Glimcher they own, amounting the deal value to $4.3 billion. GRT overtook its key short term resistance levels of 30-day & 50-day DMAs at $11.13 & $11.06 respectively. During the past 5-trading sessions, GRT gained 22.8% with daily average trading volumes of 12 million shares, while the stock accumulated over 24.9% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 2.7 million shares. The stock is 46.9% 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 |
|
Carfinco Financial Group |
TSX |
CFN |
300.5 |
11.35 |
2,708,573 |
32.1% |
50.5% |
12.97 |
7.40 |
Carfinco Financial Group (TSX: CFN), engaged in providing specialty consumer financing for vehicle purchases, was the top sector gainer after raising more than 32% Tuesday on the announcement of a special dividend of C$0.04 per share payable on September 30th 2014. Yesterday, CFN broke its key short term resistance levels of 50-day & 200-day DMAs at C$8.62 & C$10.00 respectively and closed at C$11.35 while recording significant trading volumes of 2.7 million shares. During the past 5-trading sessions, CFN gained 50.5% with daily average trading volumes of 699,530 shares, while the stock accumulated over 34.2% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 189,811 shares.
1-Year Price Chart
