Elan Corporation plc, Quest Software Among Stocks Up on High Volume Friday

Here are stocks that are up on high volume:

  • Today, Elan Corporation plc (NYSE:ELN) is up on high volume, trading at a volume of 5.1 million, or 1.8 times its average daily volume. Share price has risen to $14.23, a 7.9% increase. Share price rose over the last three months, now up $1.73 (13.8%) from $12.50 on February 29, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $13.53 today.
  • Trading with a volume of 849,384, or 1.6 times its average daily volume, Quest Software (NASDAQ:QSFT) is up on high volume today. At $26.24, the stock price has risen 4.2%. Share price is up, having risen $3.05 (13.2%) from $23.19 on April 26, 2012. The stock is trading 9.5% above its 50-day moving average and 18.9% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Frontline (NYSE:FRO) is seeing its price rise on above-normal volume today, as 3.2 million shares, 2.6 times the stock's average daily volume, have moved. The stock price is $5.55, a 11.4% increase. The stock is down over the last two months, having fallen $2.03 (-26.8%) from a price of $7.58 on March 28, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 200-day moving average of $5.47 today.
  • Rue21 inc (NASDAQ:RUE) is experiencing a price increase on above-average volume today. 506,935 shares have moved, which is 1.9 times the stock's standard daily volume. The stock price has increased to $29.13, a 7.9% increase. Shares have been on on the rise over the past three months, climbing $1.04 (3.4%) from a price of $30.17 on April 26, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $28.67 today.
  • Today, DigitalGlobe (NYSE:DGI) is up on high volume, trading at a volume of 687,359, or 1.8 times its average daily volume. Shares have climbed 7.8% to $16.92. The stock is trading 18.4% above its 50-day moving average and 9.7% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) is seeing its price rise on above-normal volume today, as 1.5 million shares, 4.7 times the stock's average daily volume, have moved. Share price has risen to $2.72, a 13.3% increase. The stock has fallen over the last three months, dropping $1.45 (-34.8%) from $4.17 on February 29, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $2.65 today.
  • Neptune Technologies & Bioressources-Ord (NASDAQ:NEPT) is experiencing a price increase on above-average volume today. 931,635 shares have moved, which is 5.2 times the stock's standard daily volume. Shares have climbed 10.1% to $3.83. The stock has seen some positive movement recently as shares are up 95 cents (33%) from a price of $2.88 on May 18, 2012. The stock is trading 21.7% above its 50-day moving average and 23.6% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Houston American Energy Corporation (AMEX:HUSA) is up on high volume today, trading with volume of 1.3 million, or 1.6 times its average daily volume. Shares have risen 2.3% to $1.76. The stock is trading at 72.9% of its 50-day moving average and 20.7% of its 200-day moving average.
  • Trading with a volume of 506,457, or 1.6 times its average daily volume, Media General (NYSE:MEG) is up on high volume today. At $3.55, the stock price has risen 1.1%. The stock has climbed a step closer to its 50-day moving average, sitting at just 96.1% of the mark.