LSB Corporation (NASDAQ:LSBX) is the biggest percentage gainer and climbed 46% to $20.56 with over 530K shares, compared to its average volume of 2K shares. Today, The North Andover, Mass., parent of RiverBank definitively agreed to be acquired for $21 cash a share, or $96 million, by People’s United Financial Inc.
AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVII) climbed 16% to $1.89 after climbing to $2.07 earlier in the session after the company was awarded a contract from the U.S. government with potential funding of as much as $291 million.
Direxion Daily Finan. Bear 3X Shs(ETF) (NYSE:FAZ) climbed 8.65% to $15.32. Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x Shares (the Fund), formerly Direxion Financial Bear 3X Shares, seeks daily investment results of 300% of the inverse (or opposite) of the price performance of the Russell 1000 Financial Services Index (the Financial Index).
Trico Marine Services Inc (NASDAQ:TRMA) rose 6.06% to $0.70 after rising as much as about 20% earlier in the session. Over the past one week, the stock has soared over 50%.