Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) and Yellowhead Mining Inc. (TSX: YMI) lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides of the border, including one that saw its share price surge 76%.
Top U.S. Gainer
|
Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Last Volume |
Price Return |
Price Return |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
|
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc |
NASDAQ |
ARNA |
1287.7 |
5.85 |
108,077,601 |
76.2% |
72.1% |
7.97 |
3.26 |
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ARNA), engaged in the business of discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors, was the top performer in the U.S. healthcare sector after skyrocketing 76.2% and closed at $5.85 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 108.0 million shares. ARNA breached all of its key technical resistance levels of 30-Day, 50-Day and 200-Day DMAs at $3.94, $4.10 & $4.95 respectively. The stock’s price rise is resulted due to the company’s announcement of positive results from phase 1b clinical trial evaluating APD334 for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. During the past 5-trading sessions, ARNA gained 72.1% with daily average trading volumes of 24.7 million shares, while the stock accumulated 41.6% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 6.7 million shares. The stock is up 68.6% 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 |
|
Yellowhead Mining Inc |
TSX |
YMI |
10.9 |
0.11 |
1,551,900 |
46.6% |
37.5% |
0.29 |
0.05 |
Yellowhead Mining Inc (TSX: YMI), engaged in the exploration and development of minerals, was the top sector gainer after gaining 46.6% and closed at C$0.11 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 1.5 million shares. Recently, YMI announced that it has been advised by the BC Environmental Assessment Office (“BC EAO”) that its application for an environmental assessment certificate (“EA Application”) for the Harper Creek Project has been accepted for review by the “BC EAO”. During the past 5-trading sessions, YMI gained 37.5% with daily average trading volumes of 318,324 shares, while the stock accumulated 37.5% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 101,868 shares. The stock is up 22.2% year-to-date.
1-Year Price Chart
