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Nasdaq Stocks, Including Apple, Making Big Moves on November 7, 2012

November 07, 2012 | Filed Under » ,
Tickers in this Article » PLXS, ARLP, GOLD, CIEN, MINI, PRGO, AAPL
The market is down this morning. The Nasdaq has fallen 2.7%; the S&P 500 is trading down 2.6%; and the Dow has declined 2.5%. Most stocks on the Nasdaq Composite Index are technology and Internet-related, but there are financial, consumer, bio-tech and industrial companies as well.

The biggest movers traded on the NASDAQ so far are:
CompanyMarket CapPercentage Change
Plexus (Nasdaq:PLXS)$978.2 million-28.1%
Alliance Resource Partners (Nasdaq:ARLP)$2.35 billion-10.5%
Randgold Resources Ltd (Nasdaq:GOLD)$11.16 billion-8.7%
Ciena (Nasdaq:CIEN)$1.32 billion+8.3%
Mobile Mini (Nasdaq:MINI)$804.6 million+6.5%
Perrigo (Nasdaq:PRGO)$10.82 billion-5.5%
Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL)$548.28 billion-4.4%
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Taking a 28.1% hit, Plexus (Nasdaq:PLXS) is currently trading at $20.11 per share. The company's volume for the day so far is 1.3 million shares.

Alliance Resource Partners (Nasdaq:ARLP) is currently trading at $57.04 per share, after a steep drop of 10.5%. With 249,643 shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is 3.5 times the current three-month average.

Randgold Resources Ltd (Nasdaq:GOLD) is trading at $110.91 per share, down 8.7%. So far today, the company's volume is 791,269 shares. Yesterday, volume was only 476,057 shares.

Ciena (Nasdaq:CIEN) is up 8.3% to reach a current price of $14.28 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 5.7 million shares, 1.6 times the average daily volume.

Mobile Mini (Nasdaq:MINI) is currently trading at $18.74 per share, a 6.5% increase. The company is currently trading a volume of 125,232 shares.

Perrigo (Nasdaq:PRGO) is currently trading at a share price of $108.97, a 5.5% decline. The company's volume is currently 1.6 million shares for the day, 3.8 times its average over the past three months.

After a decline of 4.4%, Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) has hit a share price of $557.40. The company's volume for the day so far is 12.8 million 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. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.

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