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Facebook Inc. - Class Among the Nasdaq's Biggest Movers on November 14, 2012
The market is having a bad day so far: the Nasdaq is trading down 0.4%; the S&P 500 has fallen 0.5%; and the Dow has slipped 0.7%. The Nasdaq Composite Index is a capitalization-weighted index, with each company weighted in proportion to its market value.
The biggest movers traded on the NASDAQ so far are:
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Facebook Inc. - Class (Nasdaq:FB) is trading at $22.18 per share, a significant rise of 11.7%. This morning, the company's volume is 178.7 million shares. This is 3.7 times its current daily average.
Woodward (Nasdaq:WWD) has soared 10.9% to reach a current price of $35.58 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 1.1 million shares, 3.7 times its current three-month average.
SXC Health Solutions Corp (Nasdaq:CTRX) has decreased to $46.18 per share, a 6.8% fall. The company is currently trading a volume of 1.7 million shares.
Falling 5.6%, Randgold Resources Ltd (Nasdaq:GOLD) is currently at a share price of $102.09. At 833,806 shares, the company's volume so far today is whereas yesterday, volume was only 555,002 shares.
Currently trading at $70.99 per share, Onyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ONXX) has fallen 4.7%. The company's volume for the morning is 884,151 shares. This is 0.7 times the average daily volume.
Rising 4.2%, Cavium (Nasdaq:CAVM) is currently trading at $32.02 per share. At one million shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.9 times its average over the past three months.
Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) is currently trading at a share price of $83.26, a 4.2% decline. The company's volume for the day so far is 651,354 shares.
The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. Tools like valuation ratios and profit margins, however, are only as useful as the context you put them in; remember to take historical data and competitor performance into account.
The biggest movers traded on the NASDAQ so far are:
| Company | Market Cap | Percentage Change |
| Facebook Inc. - Class (Nasdaq:FB) | $43.03 billion | +11.7% |
| Woodward (Nasdaq:WWD) | $2.2 billion | +10.9% |
| SXC Health Solutions Corp (Nasdaq:CTRX) | $10.17 billion | -6.8% |
| Randgold Resources Ltd (Nasdaq:GOLD) | $9.94 billion | -5.6% |
| Onyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ONXX) | $5 billion | -4.7% |
| Cavium (Nasdaq:CAVM) | $1.55 billion | +4.2% |
| Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) | $3.68 billion | -4.2% |
Facebook Inc. - Class (Nasdaq:FB) is trading at $22.18 per share, a significant rise of 11.7%. This morning, the company's volume is 178.7 million shares. This is 3.7 times its current daily average.
Woodward (Nasdaq:WWD) has soared 10.9% to reach a current price of $35.58 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 1.1 million shares, 3.7 times its current three-month average.
SXC Health Solutions Corp (Nasdaq:CTRX) has decreased to $46.18 per share, a 6.8% fall. The company is currently trading a volume of 1.7 million shares.
Currently trading at $70.99 per share, Onyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ONXX) has fallen 4.7%. The company's volume for the morning is 884,151 shares. This is 0.7 times the average daily volume.
Rising 4.2%, Cavium (Nasdaq:CAVM) is currently trading at $32.02 per share. At one million shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.9 times its average over the past three months.
Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) is currently trading at a share price of $83.26, a 4.2% decline. The company's volume for the day so far is 651,354 shares.
The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. Tools like valuation ratios and profit margins, however, are only as useful as the context you put them in; remember to take historical data and competitor performance into account.
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