Today's Market Winners and Losers

Investing

Published: November 5, 2012 11:38 am

Last Updated: March 19, 2020 9:11 am

The stock market is mixed Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.05%, the Nasdaq up 0.31% and the S&P 500 flat. Today’s winners include a company undergoing a leadership change and a pharmaceutical company reporting positive drug data, while today’s losers include a company which had an article published in a prominent publication about the company’s weak balance sheet and another who is having its accounting practices scrutinized.

These are today’s market winners and losers.

Biggest Winners

Shares of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE) are up 14.00% to $6.35 on trading volume of 8.9 million shares. Laurence Geller announced Friday that he was stepping down as President and CEO of the company, effective immediately. The 52-week high is $7.01.

Shares of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) are up 31.62% to $49.24 on trading volume of 8.4 million shares. The company reported positive late-stage drug for its drug to treat Morquio syndrome. Before Monday, the 52-week high was $49.24.

Biggest Loser

Shares of Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) are down 11.90% to $4.74 on trading volume of 4.7 million shares. Shares declined following an article published by Barron’s regarding a weak balance sheet. The 52-week low is $1.91.

Shares of Ebix Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX) are down 20.79% to $17.75 on trading volume of 4.2 million shares. Bloomberg reports the company is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its accounting practices. The 52-week low is $16.17.

Samuel Weigley

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