YPF, GMX Resources Among Stocks Gapping Up Friday

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

  • YPF (NYSE:YPF) closed the previous trading session at $10.45, gapping up to open at $12.12 today. Shares are up 11.6% and trading at a volume of 1.1 million. The stock is trading at 87.9% of its 50-day moving average and 46.9% of its 200-day moving average.
  • GMX Resources (NYSE:GMXR) opened at 93 cents after closing the previous trading session at 80 cents, gapping up. Shares have risen 7.8%, trading at a volume of 835,294. The stock is trading at 83.8% of its 50-day moving average and 62.5% of its 200-day moving average.
  • Sealy Corporation (NYSE:ZZ) gapped up today, opening at $2.15 after closing the previous trading session at $1.70. The stock price is up 4.7% with a volume of 195,833. The stock has been on a downward trajectory over the last two months, dropping 49 cents (-21.6%) from a price of $2.27 on April 18, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $1.76 today.