Midday movers on the final trading day of the week include energy and materials stocks such as Valero Energy Corporation
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Also higher on the day is General Motors
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Here is a list of stocks that have gained 20% or more so far in trading today.
| Name | Symbol | % Up |
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| Metro One Telecommunications | INFO | +36.93 |
| Comstock Homebuilding Companies Inc. | CHCI | +28.85 |
| Duckwall-Alco Stores Inc. | DUCK | +25.88 |
| Natural Health Trends Corporation | BHIP | +23.72 |
| Compania de Telcom de Chile. | CTC | +22.91 |
| MTR Gaming Group Inc. | MNTG | +21.58 |
| Expressjet Holdings Inc. | XJT | +21.58 |
Here is a list of stocks that have lost 20% or more so far in trading today.
| Name | Symbol | % Down |
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| Pharmanet Development Group | PDGI | -54.37 |
| Brooke Corporation | BXXX | -45.69 |
| Federal Agriculture Mortgage Corp. | AGM | -30.74 |
| Onstream Media Corporation | ONSM | -29.79 |
| American International Group | AIG | -25.70 |
| FOCUS Enhancements Inc. | FCSE | -23.77 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. | PSIT | -24.00 |
| Sperix Inc. | SPEX | -22.54 |
| Freddie Mac | FRE | -22.42 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | CMG | -20.17 |
| Qiao Xing Mobile Communications Co Ltd. | QXM | -20.09 |
| Graymark Healthcare Inc. | GRMH | -20.09 |
Source: MarketWatch
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David Penn is Editor-in-Chief at TradingMarkets.com.
