Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, CenturyTel Among Stocks Up on High Volume Thursday

Here are stocks that are up on high volume:

  • Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance (NASDAQ:ULTA) is seeing its price rise on above-normal volume today, as 2.6 million shares, 3.1 times the stock's average daily volume, have moved. Shares have climbed 2.1% to $86.04. The stock has been going in a negative direction over the last month, dropping $7.66 (-8.2%) from a price of $93.70 on April 11, 2012. The stock is trading 6.6% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Trading with a volume of 5.3 million, or 1.7 times its average daily volume, CenturyTel (NYSE:CTL) is up on high volume today. Share price has risen to $39.03, a 2.4% increase. Shares have been on on the rise over the past three months, climbing 91 cents (2.4%) from a price of $38.12 on April 11, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $38.51 today.
  • Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) is seeing its price rise on above-normal volume today, as four million shares, 3.7 times the stock's average daily volume, have moved. The stock price has climbed to $33.50, a 11.4% increase. The stock has been on a downward trajectory over the last two months, sliding $2.59 (-7.2%) from a price of $36.09 on March 13, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 200-day moving average of $31.51 today.
  • Trading with a volume of 3.1 million, or 1.6 times its average daily volume, Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI) is up on high volume today. At $40.80, the stock price is up 1.9%. Shares are down over the last two months as the price has dropped $1.06 (-2.5%) from a price of $41.86 on March 13, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 200-day moving average of $40.49 today.
  • Today, Copa Holdings S.A (NYSE:CPA) is up on high volume, trading at a volume of 602,579, or 1.6 times its average daily volume. The stock price is $84.29, a 9.1% increase. Share price increased over the last three months, now up $10.93 (14.9%) from $73.36 on February 13, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $79.73 today.
  • Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) is up on high volume today, trading with volume of 2.6 million, or 3.2 times its average daily volume. At $9.21, the stock price has risen 10.8%. The stock is down over the last three months, having fallen $1.63 (-15%) from $10.84 on February 13, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 200-day moving average of $9.19 today.
  • Today, Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS) is up on high volume, trading at a volume of 1.6 million, or 2.5 times its average daily volume. The stock price has increased to $9.92, a 9% increase. Over the last three months, the stock has lost $2.83 (-22.2%) from a price of $12.75 on February 13, 2012. The stock has climbed a step closer to its 200-day moving average, sitting at just 96.1% of the mark.
  • LSB Industries (NYSE:LXU) is experiencing a price increase on above-average volume today. 383,117 shares have moved, which is 1.8 times the stock's standard daily volume. Shares have risen 6.6% to $33.46. The stock is down over the last two months, having fallen $7.01 (-17.3%) from a price of $40.47 on March 13, 2012. The stock has climbed a step closer to its 200-day moving average, sitting at just 95.4% of the mark.
  • CRH (NYSE:CRH) is up on high volume today, trading with volume of 594,463, or 3.6 times its average daily volume. At $18.76, the stock price has climbed 1.9%. The stock has been dipping in the last two months, down $2.49 (-11.7%) from a price of $21.25 on March 13, 2012. The stock has climbed a step closer to its 200-day moving average, sitting at just 96% of the mark.