LG Display Co Ltd and Other Big Movers In Technology on December 27, 2012

The Nasdaq has fallen 0.7%, the S&P 500 is trading down 0.8% and the Dow has declined 0.6%, marking a bad morning for the market. The technology sector is a category of stocks relating to the research, development and/or distribution of technologically based goods and services. This sector contains businesses revolving around the manufacturing of electronics, creation of software, computers or products and services relating to information technology. The technology sector offers a wide arrange of products and services for both customers and other businesses. Consumer goods like personal computers, stereos and televisions are continually improved and upgraded, offering the latest technology to all users. Businesses receive information and services from software and database systems, which allow the companies to make strategic business decisions.

The Technology sector (XLK) is currently lagging behind the overall market, down 0.7%, and its current biggest movers are:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
3D (NYSE:DDD)	$2.96 billion	-4.1%
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX)	$566.1 million	+3.6%
Diodes (Nasdaq:DIOD)	$778 million	+3.4%
Geospace (Nasdaq:GEOS)	$1.09 billion	-3.2%
LG Display Co Ltd (NYSE:LPL)	$9.85 billion	+3.1%
American Science & Engineering (Nasdaq:ASEI)	$544 million	-2.8%
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS)	$1.69 billion	-2.6%

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3D (NYSE:DDD) is trading at $49.70 per share, down 4.1%. The company's volume is currently 753,245 shares.

Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) is currently trading at $9.37 per share, a 3.6% increase. With 12,596 shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is 2.8 times its current three-month average.

Diodes (Nasdaq:DIOD) has risen 3.4% to hit a current price of $17.48 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 240,373 shares.

Geospace (Nasdaq:GEOS) has fallen 3.2% and is currently trading at $82.48 per share. The company's volume is currently 30,861 shares for the day, 0.2 times the current daily average.

LG Display Co Ltd (NYSE:LPL) is at $14.19 per share after an increase of 3.1%. The company's volume for the day so far is 361,460 shares. This is on pace to reach yesterday's trading volume of 900,945 shares.

American Science & Engineering (Nasdaq:ASEI) is trading at $63.70 per share, down 2.8%. So far today, the company's volume is 7,291 shares, 0.2 times its average over the past three months.

Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) is currently trading at a share price of $75.38, a 2.6% decline. So far today, the company's volume is 262,380 shares.

The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. Daily stock performance should be weighed against historical performance and put in context of the market overall. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.