Benzinga’s Volume Movers (ISIS, KMGB, CLNE, SYNA, GIVN)
Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ISIS) shares jumped 9.32% to $11.26. The volume of ISIS shares traded was 291% higher than normal. ISIS had announced that it will work with British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) to develop treatments for rare diseases in a partnership that could bring Isis almost $1.5 billion in payments. Read more about this company here.
KMG Chemicals Inc (NASDAQ: KMGB) shares climbed 8.63% to $18. The volume of KMGB shares traded was 266% higher than normal. KMGB had completed the acquisition of General Chemical’s electronic chemicals business for $25.7 million in cash plus approximately $850,000 of liabilities. Read more about this company here.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ: CLNE) shares jumped 9.55% to $23.29. The volume of CLNE shares traded was 194% higher than normal. CLNE had signed an agreement with AT&T (NYSE: T) to provide CNG fueling stations to support AT&T's deployment of 8,000 CNG fleet vehicles. Read more about this company here.
Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) shares rose 1.93% to $28.01. The volume of SYNA shares traded was 145% higher than normal. SYNA’s shares have gained 2.69% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has jumped 47.05% in the same period. Read more about this company here.
Given Imaging Ltd (NASDAQ: GIVN) shares moved up 2.93% to $23.55. The volume of GIVN shares traded was 125% higher than normal. Analysts at Oppenheimer upgraded GIVN from “perform” to “outperform.” Read more about this company here.
