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 96,000 investors. Have a look, and then visit us on CAPS to dig in further on each of them.

 

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Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(NASDAQ:SNUS)

9.59%

Diagnostic Substances

64.37%

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Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

(NASDAQ:RELL)

7.16%

Electronics Wholesale

10.51%

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Preformed Line Products Company

(NASDAQ:PLPC)

6.84%

Heavy Construction

16.26%

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Other Five-Star Diagnostic Substances
Orchid Cellmark (Nasdaq: ORCH) up 1.58%
Neogen (NASDAQ:NEOG) down -0.36%
Other Five-Star Electronics Wholesale
Houston Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:HWCC) down -0.76%
Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) down -1.06%
Other Five-Star Heavy Construction
McDermott International (NYSE:MDR) up 0.03%
Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ:FWLT) down -0.52%