Today's 5-Star Movers

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August 18, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Below you'll find today's biggest movers among our five-star stocks -- the highest rating awarded by our CAPS community of more than 135,000 investors. Have a look, and then visit us on CAPS to dig in further on each of them.

 

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Cosco Singapore

(OTC BB: CSCMY.PK)

12.83%

Machinery

10.06%

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ViroPharma

(Nasdaq: VPHM)

6.72%

Pharmaceuticals

6.45%

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Other Five-Star Machinery Stocks:
  • Kadant (NYSE: KAI), up 10.63%
  • Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE: AP), up 5.56%
Other Five-Star Pharmaceuticals Stocks:
  • Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories (AMEX: CPD), up 3.13%
  • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (ADR) (NYSE: RDY), up 2.94%

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3/19/2010 4:00 PM
VPHM $13.46 Up +0.05 +0.37%
ViroPharma, Inc. CAPS Rating: *****
RDY $28.13 Up +0.57 +2.07%
Dr. Reddy's Labora… CAPS Rating: ****
KAI $14.44 Down -0.32 -2.17%
Kadant, Inc. CAPS Rating: *****
OYOG $45.49 Down -3.36 -6.88%
OYO Geospace Corp CAPS Rating: *****
CPD $5.82 Up +0.12 +2.11%
Caraco Pharmaceuti… CAPS Rating: *****
AP $26.46 Down -0.02 -0.08%
Ampco-Pittsburgh C… CAPS Rating: *****

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