DYN, URBN, DKS, PDLI, EDAP Had Unusual Volume
We have found the following stocks had unusual volume spikes on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
Dynegy Inc CL A NEW (NYSE:DYN) had a 85.8% volume spike trading 30,977,100 shares. DYN’s 30-day average volume is 4,395,350. Shares closed at $5.02 +8.42%. An holding company conducts substantially all of its business operations through its subsidiaries. Its business is the production and sale of electric energy, capacity and ancillary services.
Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ:URBN) had a 74.4% volume spike trading 19,401,908 shares. URBN’s 30-day average volume is 4,968,170. Shares closed at $36.63 +11.88%. Urban Outfitters Inc’s business activity of the Company is the operation of a general consumer product retail and wholesale business selling to customers through various channels including retail stores, three catalogs and four web sites.
Dick`s Sporting GDS (NYSE:DKS) had a 86.8% volume spike trading 8,494,800 shares. DKS’s 30-day average volume is 1,124,240. Shares closed at $33.51 +12.00%. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel, and footwear in a specialty store environment.
PDL Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:PDLI) had a 69.2% volume spike trading 5,741,339 shares. PDLI’s 30-day average volume is 1,770,020. Shares closed at $5.59 +3.33%. The Company is engaged in the management of antibody humanization patents and royalty assets, which consist of its Queen et al. patents and license agreements with various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
EDAP TMS S.A (NASDAQ:EDAP) had a 93.1% volume spike trading 2,179,499 shares. EDAP’s 30-day average volume is 150,675. Shares closed at $4.10 +14.21%. EDAP TMS S.A. develops, produces and markets minimally invasive medical devices, mainly for urological diseases. Its activity is organized in two divisions: HIFU and UDS.
Provident FNL SRVS (NYSE:PFS) had a 85.2% volume spike trading 1,565,600 shares. PFS’s 30-day average volume is 231,675. Shares closed at $13.83 +1.39%. The Company, through its subsidiary Bank, provides a range of banking services to individual and business customers through branch offices in New Jersey.
CEVA Inc (NASDAQ:CEVA) had a 75.6% volume spike trading 1,229,584 shares. CEVA’s 30-day average volume is 299,425. Shares closed at $22.07 +2.18%. The company is a licensor of silicon intellectual property mainly for the handsets, portable multimedia and consumer electronics markets.
Nuveen INS MUNI OPP (NYSE:NIO) had a 80.7% volume spike trading 1,142,800 shares. NIO’s 30-day average volume is 220,955. Shares closed at $13.39 +-1.76%. Closed-end investment company
Kaman Corp (NASDAQ:KAMN) had a 92.0% volume spike trading 962,242 shares. KAMN’s 30-day average volume is 76,585. Shares closed at $26.63 +1.95%. The Company conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets.
Nuveen QUAL MUNI FD (NYSE:NQU) had a 81.1% volume spike trading 753,900 shares. NQU’s 30-day average volume is 142,520. Shares closed at $13.29 +-3.13%. Closed-end investment company