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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Other Nasdaq Stocks Making Big Moves on November 29, 2012

November 29, 2012 | Filed Under »
Tickers in this Article » LQDT, SMTC, REGN, CREE, RUE, HTWR, CBRL
The market is having a good day so far. The Nasdaq is trading up 0.5%; the S&P 500 has moved up 0.5%; and the Dow has risen 0.4%. 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:
CompanyMarket CapPercentage Change
Liquidity Services (Nasdaq:LQDT)$1.29 billion-18%
Semtech (Nasdaq:SMTC)$1.63 billion+13.1%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:REGN)$16.84 billion+5.9%
Cree (Nasdaq:CREE)$3.71 billion-5.6%
rue21 (Nasdaq:RUE)$694 million-5.5%
HeartWare International (Nasdaq:HTWR)$1.18 billion+5.3%
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (Nasdaq:CBRL)$1.53 billion-5.3%
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Liquidity Services (Nasdaq:LQDT) is currently trading at $35.84 per share, after a steep drop of 18%. The company's volume is currently 2.1 million shares for the day, 6.7 times its current daily average.

Semtech (Nasdaq:SMTC) has soared 13.1% to reach a current price of $28.19 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 1.4 million shares.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:REGN) is at $185.23 per share after an increase of 5.9%. The company's volume for the day so far is 746,235 shares, 0.8 times its average over the past three months.

Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) has fallen 5.6% and is currently trading at $31.69 per share. The company's volume is currently 1.7 million shares. This is more trading activity than there was yesterday.

After a decline of 5.5%, rue21 (Nasdaq:RUE) has hit a share price of $27.65. So far today, the company's volume is 342,079 shares, 1.9 times the current daily average.

After rising 5.3%, HeartWare International (Nasdaq:HTWR) is currently trading at a share price of $79.81. So far today, the company's volume is 195,455 shares.

At $61.64, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (Nasdaq:CBRL) has slipped 5.3%. At 279,152 shares, the company's volume so far today is 1.7 times the average volume over the last three months.

The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.

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