Unilife
Corp. (NASDAQ: UNIS) and Xinergy Ltd. (TSX: XRG)lead the top small cap stock gainers for various
sectors on both sides of the border, including one that saw its share price surge
37%.
Top U.S. Gainer
|
Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Last Volume |
Price Return |
Price Return |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
|
Unilife Corp |
NASDAQ |
UNIS |
344.5 |
3.15 |
8,599,814 |
20.2% |
47.9% |
5.80 |
2.00 |
Unilife Corp (NASDAQ: UNIS), engaged in designing and manufacturing medical devices, was the top performer in the U.S. healthcare sector after climbing 20.2%, Wednesday and closed at $3.15, while recording significant trading volumes of 8.5 million shares. Recently, the company announced long-term commercial supply agreement cementing 15 years with Sanofi (NYSE: SNY), wherein UNIS will become the sole provider of wearable injector technology for Sanofi’s large dose volume drugs. According to the agreement, UNIS pointed to receive an upfront payment as well as $50 million from customization programs relating to Sanofi molecules and indications. During the past 5-trading sessions, UNIS gained 47.9% with daily average trading volumes of 3.7 million shares, while the stock accumulated over 31.8% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 1.1 million shares.
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Top Canadian Gainer
|
Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Last Volume |
Price Return |
Price Return |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
|
Xinergy Ltd |
TSX |
XRG |
16.3 |
0.28 |
183,551 |
36.5% |
21.7% |
0.70 |
0.13 |
Xinergy Ltd (TSX: XRG), engaged in the business of coal mining, was the top sector gainer having gained 36.5% and closed at C$0.28 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 183,551 shares. During the past 5-trading sessions, XRG gained 21.7% with daily average trading volumes of 40,158 shares, while the stock tumbled 20.0% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 25,123 shares.
1-Year Price Chart
