On the upside
Oclaro (Nasdaq: OCLR) boosted its first quarter revenue guidance.
Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK) announced upbeat production results from its first completed Horn River Basin well prompting an analyst upgrade.
Shares of National Coal (Nasdaq: NCOC) climbed after an analyst said that energy prices will rise this winter.
On the downside
Lime Energy (Nasdaq: LIME) priced its offering of 5 million common shares at $5.50 per share.
Nasdaq issued China Cablecom Holdings (Nasdaq: CABL) a Deficiency Letter because its shares traded below $1.00 per share in the past 30 business days.
Shares of Hansen Medical (NYSE: RAD) fell after a report said that pricing pressure of drug eluting stents will lower the worldwide market.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 2 on the NYSE and by a margin of more than 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks gained 4 points to 620.
