Top U.S and Canadian Sector Gainers (NYSE: FRF) (TSX: TLO)

Fortegra Financial Corp (NYSE: FRF) and Talon Metals Corp (TSX: TLO) lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides the border, including one that saw its share price soar of 40%

Top U.S. Gainer

FortegraFinancial Corp (NYSE: FRF), engaged in offering insurance products and services to insurance companies, agents and brokers, was the top performer in the U.S. healthcare sector yesterday having gained 40.6% breaking all the key technical resistance levels of 30, 50 and 200 DMAs at $7.44, $7.28 and $7.37 respectively. The shares of FRF surged after Tiptree Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: TIPT) agreed to acquire the insurance services provider of $218 million and ended yesterday at $9.87 while recording significant volumes of 4.5 million shares. During the past 5-trading sessions, the stock gained 42% with daily average trading volumes of 913,553 shares, while the stock accumulated over 29% in the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 172,813 shares.

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Top Canadian Gainer

Shares of Talon Metals Corp (TSX: TLO), a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of its portfolio of iron projects in Brazil, were the top performer in the Canadian diversified mining sector after rising 24.3% Tuesday while recording significant volumes of 892,743 shares. The stock ended yesterday at C$0.44 breaching the 30-day DMA of C$0.36 per share. During the past 5-trading sessions, the stock rallied 40.3% with daily average trading volumes of 1.9 million shares, while the stock accumulated over 5% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 763,723 shares. The stock is up 85% year-to-date.

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