Top Stocks to Watch for Apr 24, 2014 (NASDAQ: BIOF) (NASDAQ: GALE)

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Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Day 1 (% Change) Day 2 (% Change) 52 WEEK HIGH 52 WEEK LOW Last Volume M.Cap MM ($)
BioFuel Energy Corp NASDAQ BIOF 8.75 6.6% 14.8% 9.20 1.13 3,567,991 55.8
Galena Biopharma Inc NASDAQ GALE 2.29 12.4% 10.1% 7.77 1.65 7,673,219 270.3

These two U.S. stocks are featured as top stocks of the day based on their price performance during previous trading sessions. These stocks recorded a strong price gain momentum during the past two trading session with significant volumes.

BioFuel Energy Corp (NASDAQ: BIOF), engaged in producing and selling ethanol and its co-products (primarily distillers grain and corn oil), climbed over 22% during its past two trading sessions gaining more than 7% in each of the two consecutive days. During its last trading session, the stock increased 14.8% and closed at $9.20 with significant trading volume of 3.6 million shares. During its past 5-trading sessions, BIOF surged 54.0% with 5-day average volume of 2.8 million shares compared to 1-month daily average volume of 1.8 million shares.

Galena Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ: GALE), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing therapies addressing unmet medical needs using targeted biotherapeutics, climbed over 24% during its past two trading sessions gaining more than 10% in each of the two consecutive days. During its last trading session, the stock increased 10.1% and closed at $2.29 with significant trading volume of 7.6 million shares. During its past 5-trading sessions, GALE surged 31.6% with 5-day average volume of 4.1 million shares compared to 1-month daily average volume of 5.1 million shares.

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