As fundamentals-focused long-term investors, Fools never base an investment decision on the daily gyrations of the market. But the market's daily price movements can be useful when looking for new stock ideas for further research, or to keep tabs on watch-list stocks.

Below, you'll find today's biggest movers among our five-star stocks -- the highest rating awarded by our CAPS community of more than 120,000 investors. Have a look, and then visit us on CAPS to dig in further on each of them.

Company

Up Today

Sector

Sector Past 30 Days

Fools Saying Outperform

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Cogent

(NASDAQ:COGT)

8.65%

Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components

-17.25%

525 of 542

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Huaneng Power International

(NYSE:HNP)

8.42%

Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders

-8.69%

917 of 936

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Verenex Energy

(NASDAQ:VRNXF)

8.35%

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels

-8.00%

80 of 82

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Other Five-Star Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components
Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI) up 1.18%
Universal Display (NASDAQ:PANL) up 1.16%
Other Five-Star Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders
Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) up 1.40%
TransAlta (NYSE:TAC) up 1.31%
Other Five-Star Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels
Harvest Energy Trust (NYSE:HTE) up 3.86%
USEC (NYSE:USU) up 3.77%