Top U.S./Canada Sector Gainers:

Regulus
Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLS) and MBAC Fertilizer Corp. (TSX: MBC) lead the
top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides of the border,
including one that saw its share price soar 115%.

Top U.S. Gainer

Regulus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: RGLS), engaged in discovering and developing micro RNAs to treat a range of diseases, was the top performer in the U.S. healthcare sector after skyrocketing 103.1% and closed at $13.75 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 20.3 million shares. RGLS broke all of its key technical resistance levels of 30-Day, 50-Day and 200-Day DMAs at $7.22, $7.18 & $7.75 respectively. Rise in the stock’s price came in the wake of company’s announcement of positive interim results for its human proof-of-concept trial for its early stage hepatitis C drug RG-101. During the past 5-trading sessions, RGLS gained 108.6% with daily average trading volumes of 4.1 million shares, while the stock accumulated 95.6% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 752,798 shares. The stock is up 86.1% year-to-date.

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Top Canadian Gainer

MBAC Fertilizer Corp (TSX: MBC), engaged in mining, producing and exploring phosphate and potash fertilizer , was the top sector gainer after skyrocketing 115.3% and closed at C$0.14 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 12.1 million shares. MBC broke its key technical resistance level of 30-Day DMA at C$0.13. Recently, the company announced that it has signed final agreements with its senior lenders to extend the maturity of its loans and defer related interest and principal repayments for a period of up to two years. During the past 5-trading sessions, MBC gained 133.3% with daily average trading volumes of 3.1 million shares, while the stock fell by 9.7% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 1.7 million shares.

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