Francesca, SciClone Pharmaceuticals Among Stocks Gapping up Wednesday

These stocks gapped up today and had open prices sharply higher than the previous trading day's close:

  • Francesca's Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN) gapped up today, opening at $32.22 after closing the previous trading session at $26.78. Trading at a volume of 1.3 million, the stock price is up 15.7%.
  • SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCLN) closed the previous trading session at $5.24, gapping up to open at $6.20 today. While trading at a volume of 1.5 million, the stock price has risen 31.1%. The stock is trading 41.4% above its 50-day moving average and 32.7% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Guidewire Software Inc (NASDAQ:GWRE) gapped up today, opening at $29.50 after closing the previous trading session at $25.65. Shares are up 21.6% and trading at a volume of 268,731.
  • FXCM Inc (NASDAQ:FXCM) opened at $11.72 after closing the previous trading session at $10.50, gapping up. Trading at a volume of 656,313, the stock price is up 16.7%. Shares are up, having risen $2.49 (25.5%) from a price of $9.76 on March 7, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 200-day moving average of $10.66 today.
  • Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECYT) closed the previous trading session at $3.72, gapping up to open at $4.30 today. While trading at a volume of 1.4 million, the stock price has risen 23.7%.
  • VRINGO INC (NASDAQ:VRNG) opened at $2.05 after closing the previous trading session at $1.65, gapping up. Shares have risen 10.9%, trading at a volume of 1.5 million. The stock is trading 30.2% above its 50-day moving average and 27.7% above its 200-day moving average.
  • HELIOS & MATHESON NORTH AMERICA INC (NASDAQ:HMNY) closed the previous trading session at $2.85, gapping up to open at $5.30 today. Trading at a volume of 101,997, the stock price is up 124.2%.