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AMR Corp. (OTCQB: AAMRQ), the parent company of American Airlines, is up sharply in mid-day trading today, reversing some of the losses from Monday. AAMRQ fell 10% on Monday as investors booked profit after last week’s rally. The stock had rallied last week after AAMRQ said that its improving business prospects mean that shareholders may find some value when the company emerges from bankruptcy. AAMRQ had filed for bankruptcy in November 2011.

Bio Matrix Scientific Group Inc (OTCQB: BMSN) made a 52.17% move from the open of .0026 to the day’s high of .0038 on more than 4X its average volume. Its traded volume was 316.70M. Its average traded volume is 92.84M.

AMR Corporation (OTCQB: AAMRQ). U.S. carrier American Airlines on Monday said it amended agreements with Boeing and Airbus regarding the purchases of hundreds of planes, including a landmark 2011 aircraft order. The AMR Corp unit said in a federal filing that it has a definitive agreement with Boeing to acquire 100 737 MAX airplanes that will be equipped with more fuel-efficient engines, set for delivery from 2018 through 2022. Under the updated agreement, American said it will have the option to buy 60 additional MAX planes from 2022 to 2025. American also said in the filing that it had revised a 2011 purchase agreement with EADS unit Airbus regarding the purchase of A320 planes.

Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL) shows neutral trend as the stock made a sharp movement in its latest trading session. It opened the session at $8.56 and remained in $8.39 and $8.76 price range during the session. The stock closed 1.37 percent higher at $8.74. Marvell Technology’s first resistance level is at $8.89. Upon breaching this level, the stock may touch $9.39. On the downside, its first support level is at $8.16.

Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK) opened at $5.32 and oscillated in the range of $5.30 and $5.78 in its latest trading session. It closed at $5.71, up 6.13 percent from its previous close of $5.38. Opko Health shows bullish trend and the stock’s first resistance level is at $5.85. On the downside, it may slip to $5.19.

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) opened at $5.01 and oscillated in the range of $5.00 and $5.70 in the current trading session. It closed at $5.61, up 11.98 percent from its previous close of $5.01. Acadia Pharmaceuticals shows bullish trend and the stock’s first resistance level is at $6.50. On the downside, it may slip to $4.83. Upon breaching this level, the stock may touch $4.18.

Last week, shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) surged, crossing the $30 mark for the first time in six months, after the social networking giant announced that it is holding a press event. The event, which will be held at the company’s Menlo Park campus on Tuesday, led to speculation that the company is planning to launch something huge.

Converse Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT) shows bullish trend as the stock made a sharp movement in its latest trading session. It opened the session at $4.31 and remained in $4.25 and $4.40 price range during the session. The stock closed 7.16 percent higher at $4.34.

Amarantus Biosciences Inc (OTCQB: AMBS) published a blog post on TheChairmansBlog.com. The company stated the corporate milestones to set the stage for growth in 2013, including - Publicly releasing ground-breaking efficacy data for the protein drug candidate MANF in a neurorestoration animal model of Parkinson’s disease, their lead therapeutic indication; - Acquiring 25 pieces of intellectual property from Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (“Power3”) related to the diagnosis of a number of neurodegenerative diseases and cancers. The transaction also included the buyout of their Parkinson’s disease license with Power3; and - Licensing a Phase 2-ready Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic blood test called LymPro to detect mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease; a diagnostic category highly sought by Big Pharma.

Aurizon Mines Ltd. (AMEX: AZK), a gold producer with operations and development activities in the Abitibi region of north-western Quebec, is seeing a huge rally in mid-day trading today. At last check, AZK was trading 34.39% higher at $4.65 on volume of 2.56 million, which is nearly four times the daily average volume of 703,081.

Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, is soaring in mid-day trading today, extending its gains from Friday. RIMM had finished nearly 14% higher on Friday. In today’s trading, the stock is currently up 9.29% to $14.82 on volume of 81.62 million, which is significantly above the daily average volume of 45.06 million.

AMR Corp. (OTCQB: AAMRQ), the parent company of American Airlines, is fluctuating between gains and losses in mid-day trading today. At last check, AAMRQ was down 0.62% to $1.59 on volume of 14.14 million, which is well above the daily average volume of 8.77 million.

United Microelectronics Corp. (ADR) (NYSE: UMC), a company engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductor products, is marginally higher in mid-day trading today. At last check, UMC was trading 0.98% higher at $2.07 on volume of 827,575, which is a little over a third of the daily average volume of 2.38 million.

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE: NOK), a provider of telecommunications infrastructure hardware, software and services globally, is soaring in mid-day trading today, extending its gains from the previous trading session. NOK had finished nearly 19% higher in Thursday’s trading session.

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of oral drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors, is marginally higher in mid-day trading today, reversing some of the losses from the previous two trading sessions.

Fannie Mae M/A 8.25 Preferred Shares (OTCQB: FNMAS) is up sharply in mid-day trading today, extending its gains from the previous trading sessions. At last check, FNMAS was trading 1.04% higher at $1.95 on volume of 105,857, which is less than tenth of the daily average volume of 1.59 million. The stock has gained more than 8% in the last three trading sessions.

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RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD), a designer and manufacturer of radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, is marginally higher in mid-day trading today, extending its gains from the previous trading session. RFMD had risen sharply on Thursday, finishing the day more than 4% higher.

Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS), a provider of investment management, administration, distribution and related services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, separate accounts and sub-advised relationships, is up sharply in mid-day trading today.

TouchIT Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: TUCN), a company engaged in the design, production and marketing of touch-based visual communications products for the education and corporate government markets, is seeing a huge rally in mid-day trading today.

Sequenom Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a manufacturer of DNA detection and sequencing equipment, is up sharply in mid-day trading today, reversing some of the losses from this week. SQNM had finished lower in each of the previous four trading sessions this week.

AMR Corp. (OTCQB: AAMRQ), the parent company of American Airlines, is up sharply in mid-day trading today, extending its gains from the previous trading sessions. AAMRQ, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2011, rallied earlier in the week after the company said that its improving business prospects mean that shareholders may get some value when the company emerges from bankruptcy. The airline also reported its traffic results for the month of December earlier in the week.

World Moto Inc. (OTCQB: FARE), a manufacturer and supplier of taxi meters for the motorcycle taxi industry, is down sharply in mid-day trading today, extending its losses for the week. At last check, FARE was trading 20.93% lower at $0.0850 on volume of 18.23 million, which is below the daily average volume of 24.41 million. The stock has fallen nearly 67% this week.

AMR Corporation (OTCQB: AAMRQ) traded in the range of $1.14 and $1.44 during its latest trading session. The stock had opened at $1.33 and closed at $1.29, down 0.03 percent from its previous close. AMR Corporation has its first support level at $1.08. If the stock breaches this level, it may touch $1.05. AMR Corporation recorded the volume of 23.312 million shares, which is significantly higher than its average daily trading volume of 4.355 million shares.

Research In Motion Limited (USA) (NASDAQ: RIMM) is planning to launch the latest release of its Blackberry operating system – the Blackberry 10 – on January 30. The launch of the Blackberry 10 operating system (OS) later this month is sure to be followed, perhaps not immediately, by the latest range of Blackberry devices. Research In Motion Limited (RIM) is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to information, including e-mail, voice, instant messaging, short message service (SMS), Internet and intranet-based applications and browsing.