Top After-Hours Movers (PLAB, CECO, IMOS, WSTL, NYX, HAFC)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published
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The after-hours session tonight is not exactly littered with the largest and most liquid companies out there.  We are seeing moves in Photronics Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAB), Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (NASDAQ: IMOS), Westell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL), NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX), and Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: HAFC).  We have shown the moves seen since the 4PM close with an explanation, the volume, the move, and added color on each if applicable.

Photronics Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAB) is up after earnings of $0.09 EPS vs. $0.04 from Thomson Reuters; revenues rose 26% to $105.1M vs. $102.3M estimates;  Shares up almost 10% at $5.40 in ater-hours on 18K shares.

Career Education Corporation NASDAQ: CECO) is active among recent pro-regulation resignations in politics.  Shares closed down at $29.74 but the stock traded 150,000 shares since the close and the stock is up 7% at $31.83.

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (NASDAQ: IMOS) is soaring after the close after it returned to profits.  It also sees 17% TO 23% in sequential revenue growth.  Shares are up 10.9% at $1.83 in the after-hours after closing down 5.7% at $1.65 today.

Westell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL) is trading higher after it reported a $2.7 million profit for the fourth quarter and posted a $10.3 million profit for its fiscal-2010 report.  Shares are up 7.15% at $1.50 versus a 52-week range of $0.42 to $1.88.

NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) is trading higher after the Big Board exchange is getting some SEC-sponsored proposals for a single-stock circuit breaker for 10% price moves within 5 minutes.  Shares are trading up over 4% at $29.99 on over 200,000 shares.

Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: HAFC) is far from a household name. Shares closed at $2.31 but are up 11.7% at $2.58 on over 35,000 shares.

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JON C. OGG

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

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