Free Annual Reports
Liberty Media Corp Among the Nasdaq's Biggest Movers on December 17, 2012
The market is on the rise so far this morning. The Nasdaq is up 0.5%; the S&P 500 is trading up 0.6%; and the Dow has increased 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite Index represents all the stocks that trade on the Nasdaq stock market.
The biggest movers traded on the NASDAQ so far are:
Beginner's Guide To Stockcharts.com
After rising 5.1%, SINA Corporation (Nasdaq:SINA) is currently trading at a share price of $47.65. So far today, the company's volume is 2.1 million shares.
Falling 4.8%, Cavium (Nasdaq:CAVM) is currently at a share price of $32.26. The company's volume is currently 539,947 shares for the day, 0.8 times the current daily average.
Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) has decreased to $63.04 per share, a 4.4% fall. The company is trading at a volume of 427,344 shares.
Rising 3.3%, Pharmacyclics (Nasdaq:PCYC) is currently trading at $63.08 per share. The company's volume is currently 166,944 shares for the day, 0.2 times the average volume over the last three months.
Infinity Property and (Nasdaq:IPCC) has increased to a share price of $56.25, a 3.1% rise. The company's volume for the day so far is 4,439 shares.
Liberty Media Corp (Nasdaq:LMCA) is up 2.6% to reach a current price of $113.41 per share. The company's volume is currently 1.2 million shares for the day, in line with the current daily average.
Slipping 2.5%, First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) is currently trading at $31.75 per share. The company's volume is currently 1.5 million shares. This is on pace to fall short of yesterday's volume of 5.4 million shares.
The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. Daily stock performance should be weighed against historical performance and put in context of the market overall. 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 |
| SINA Corporation (Nasdaq:SINA) | $3.02 billion | +5.1% |
| Cavium (Nasdaq:CAVM) | $1.71 billion | -4.8% |
| Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) | $2.79 billion | -4.4% |
| Pharmacyclics (Nasdaq:PCYC) | $4.25 billion | +3.3% |
| Infinity Property and (Nasdaq:IPCC) | $636.6 million | +3.1% |
| Liberty Media Corp (Nasdaq:LMCA) | $13.28 billion | +2.6% |
| First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) | $2.83 billion | -2.5% |
After rising 5.1%, SINA Corporation (Nasdaq:SINA) is currently trading at a share price of $47.65. So far today, the company's volume is 2.1 million shares.
Falling 4.8%, Cavium (Nasdaq:CAVM) is currently at a share price of $32.26. The company's volume is currently 539,947 shares for the day, 0.8 times the current daily average.
Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) has decreased to $63.04 per share, a 4.4% fall. The company is trading at a volume of 427,344 shares.
Infinity Property and (Nasdaq:IPCC) has increased to a share price of $56.25, a 3.1% rise. The company's volume for the day so far is 4,439 shares.
Liberty Media Corp (Nasdaq:LMCA) is up 2.6% to reach a current price of $113.41 per share. The company's volume is currently 1.2 million shares for the day, in line with the current daily average.
Slipping 2.5%, First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) is currently trading at $31.75 per share. The company's volume is currently 1.5 million shares. This is on pace to fall short of yesterday's volume of 5.4 million shares.
The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. Daily stock performance should be weighed against historical performance and put in context of the market overall. 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.
by
Investopedia Staff
Investopedia.com believes that individuals can excel at managing their financial affairs. As such, we strive to provide free educational content and tools to empower individual investors, including thousands of original and objective articles and tutorials on a wide variety of financial topics.
Free Annual Reports
