Avon Products, Arctic Cat Among Stocks Gapping Down Tuesday

These stocks gapped down today and had opening prices sharply lower than the close on the previous trading day:

  • Avon Products (NYSE:AVP) gapped down today, opening at $18.10 after closing the previous trading session at $20.96. Shares have dropped 11.8%, trading at a volume of 16.3 million. The share price has been sliding in the last month, down $4.54 (-19.7%) from $23.03 on April 16, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $19.44 today.
  • After closing the previous trading session at $42.31, Arctic Cat (NASDAQ:ACAT) gapped down with an opening price of $34.84. Shares are down 15.5%, trading at a volume of 490,588. The stock has seen some negative movement recently as shares are down $6.83 (-16%) from a price of $42.57 on May 8, 2012. The stock is trading 9.7% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Air Lease (NYSE:AL) opened at $20.73 after closing the previous trading session at $23.61, gapping down. The stock price is down 6% with a volume of 321,302. Over the last three months, the stock has lost $4.20 (-15.9%) from a price of $26.40 on February 16, 2012. The stock is trading at 92.9% of its 50-day moving average and 93.7% of its 200-day moving average.