LipoScience Inc (NASDAQ: LPDX) and Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd (TSXV: BGM), lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides the border, including one that saw its share price soar of 63%.
Top U.S. Gainer
|
Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Last Volume |
Price Return |
Price Return |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
|
LipoScience Inc |
NASDAQ |
LPDX |
79.3 |
5.19 |
8,625,916 |
62.7% |
61.2% |
5.20 |
2.80 |
LipoScience Inc (NASDAQ: LPDX), engaged in developing and marketing clinical diagnostic applications in the areas of cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders, was the top performer in the U.S. healthcare sector, skyrocketing 62.7% Thursday and closed near to its 52-week high of $5.20, while recording significant trading volumes of 8.6 million shares. LPDX broke its key technical resistance level of 200-Day DMA at $3.56. Recently, the company announced a merger agreement, where it was being acquired by Laboratory Corporation (NYSE: LH) for $85.3 million. During the past 5-trading sessions, LPDX gained 61.2% with daily average trading volumes of 1.7 million shares, while the stock accumulated over 79.3% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 314,717 shares. The stock is 22.1% 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 |
|
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd |
TSXV |
BGM |
32.9 |
0.26 |
141,550 |
18.1% |
-3.7% |
1.00 |
0.21 |
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd (TSXV: BGM), engaged in exploring gold, was the top sector gainer after gaining 18.1% and closed at C$0.26 Thursday, while recording significant trading volumes of 141,550 shares. During the past 5-trading sessions, BGM fell by3.7% with daily average trading volumes of 709,269 shares, while the stock tumbled down by 34.2% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 280,855 shares.
1-Year Price Chart
