Apple is up big today as hype for the company’s iPhone 5 announcement grows. Shares of Apple are up more than 2% at $664 and have now become the biggest stock ever, moving past Microsoft’s peak market cap of $618.9 billion in late 1999.
Hot Stocks to watch 8/20/2012
Western Liberty Bancorp (NASDAQ:WLBC) is up 34.39% today at $3.83. WLBC has traded 961 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 21 thousand shares. On Sunday, Western Alliance Bancorp announced it will acquire Western Liberty Bancorp. The company has a market cap of 51.44 million.
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDAQ:ROSG) is up 22.61% this morning at $4.88. ROSG has traded 2.6 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. ROSG shares are up today after the company announced it was expanding its management team, laboratory capacities and commercial operations.
Coventry Health Care Inc. (NYSE:CVH) is up 19% today at $41.58. CVH has traded 23.1 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 1.8 million shares. CVH shares are up today on news Aetna will buy Coventry in a deal totaling $7.3 billion. The company has a market cap of 5.56 billion.
Repros Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:RPRX) is up 12.79% today at $10.75. RPRX has traded 461 thousand shares so far today, above its average volume of 218 thousand shares. RPRX shares are up nearly 20% over the past week. The company has a market cap of 159.31 million.
Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:HDSN) is up 9.94% today at $3.65. HDSN has traded 337 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 127 thousand shares. The company has a market cap of 87.14 million.
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (NYSE:QIHU) is up 9.12% today at $20.23. QIHU has traded 1.9 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 1.2 million shares. The company has a market cap of 2.44 billion.
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