CafePress (NASDAQ:PRSS) and Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) Lead the Top Sector Gainers

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CafePress Inc (NASDAQ: PRSS) and Ballard Power Systems Inc (TSX: BLD), lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides of the border, including one that saw its share price surge 64%.

Company Name

Exchange

Ticker

Market Cap
($ Mn)

Last Price

Last Volume

Price Return
(1-Day)

Price Return
(5-Days)

52-Week High

52-Week Low

CafePress Inc

NASDAQ

PRSS

49.5

2.85

1,256,616

34.4%

35.1%

6.67

1.95

CafePress Inc (NASDAQ: PRSS), engaged in providing online product customization services, was the top performer in the U.S. technology sector after climbing 34.4% and closed at $2.85 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 1.2 million shares. PRSS also broke its key technical resistance levels of 30-Day & 50-Day DMAs at $2.28 and $2.24 respectively. In the light of PRSS’s recent announcement regarding sale of its art business for $31.5 million in cash to Circle Graphics Inc., the stock’s price witnessed price hike. During the past 5-trading sessions, PRSS gained 35.1% with daily average trading volumes of 282,153 shares, while the stock accumulated 23.4% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 71,967 shares. The stock is up 21.3% year-to-date.

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Top Canadian Gainer

Company Name

Exchange

Ticker

Market Cap
(C$ Mn)

Last Price

Last Volume

Price Return
(1-Day)

Price Return
(5-Days)

52-Week High

52-Week Low

Ballard Power Systems Inc

TSX

BLD

462.4

3.50

3,647,278

64.3%

71.6%

9.32

1.72

Ballard Power Systems Inc (TSX: BLD), engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and servicing hydrogen fuel cells for a range of applications, was the top sector gainer after skyrocketing 64.3% and closed at C$3.50 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 3.6 million shares. BLD also broke its key technical resistance levels of 50-Day and 2000-Day DMAs at C$2.14 and C$3.34 respectively. The spike in the stock’s price resulted with the recent announcement made by BLD about its new $80 million deal with Volkswagen (VLKAY) for the transfer of auto-related fuel cell intellectual property and a two-year extension of an engineering services contract. During the past 5-trading sessions, BLD gained 71.6% with daily average trading volumes of 817,029 shares, while the stock accumulated 67.5% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 264,570 shares. The stock is up 47.7% year-to-date.

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