Intel Among Semiconductors' Biggest Movers on December 6, 2012

On a good day for the market, the Nasdaq is trading up 0.7%, the S&P 500 has increased 0.3% and the Dow has climbed 0.3%.

The Semiconductors sector (XLK) is up 0.6%, underperforming the market overall. The biggest movers in the sector are currently:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Universal (Nasdaq:PANL)	$1.07 billion	+8.8%
Emulex (NYSE:ELX)	$629.3 million	-7%
Cree (Nasdaq:CREE)	$3.69 billion	+3.8%
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (Nasdaq:SPRD)	$791.9 million	+3.4%
Broadcom (Nasdaq:BRCM)	$18.24 billion	+2.1%
Intel (Nasdaq:INTC)	$98.77 billion	+2%
Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX)	$2.86 billion	+1.8%

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Rising 8.8%, Universal (Nasdaq:PANL) is currently trading at $24.98 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 958,959 shares. This is 1.3 times its average volume over the past three months.

Slipping 7%, Emulex (NYSE:ELX) is currently trading at $6.53 per share. So far today, the company's volume is one million shares, 1.4 times the average daily volume.

Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) is currently trading at $32.93 per share, a 3.8% increase. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 612,673 shares.

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (Nasdaq:SPRD) has risen 3.4% to hit a current price of $17.42 per share. At 472,354 shares, the company's volume so far today is which is likely to result in less activity than yesterday's volume of 1.4 million shares.

Broadcom (Nasdaq:BRCM) is at $33.01 per share after an increase of 2.1%. The company's volume for the day so far is 5.7 million shares. This is one times the current three-month average.

Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) is up 2% to reach a current price of $20.25 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 17.6 million shares, 0.3 times the average daily volume.

After an increase of 1.8%, Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) has reached a current price of $68.85. So far today, the company's volume is 381,246 shares.

The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. Paying close attention to the previous ratios will help you identify key times to adjust your strategy. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.