BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:BIOF) is a holding company. The Company produces and sells ethanol and its co-products (primarily distillers grain and corn oil), through its two ethanol production facilities located in Wood River, Nebraska and Fairmont, Minnesota. The Company’s ethanol plants are owned and operated by the Operating Subsidiaries of the LLC. BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:BIOF) stock opened at $2.10 in last session, and closed at $3.46, while the day range of stock is $2.10 – $4.10. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 90.11%.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NASDAQ:PEIX), the leading marketer and producer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western United States, announced plans to restart production at its 40 million gallon per year facility in Madera, Calif., which would bring the company’s total operating production capacity to 200 million gallons per year. The company expects to begin ethanol production at Madera during the second quarter of 2014. Pacific Ethanol Inc (NASDAQ:PEIX) stock opened at $11.46, in last session and closed at $14.94, by gaining 65.45%. The 52 week range of the stock is $2.33 – $15.02. Company’s market capitalization is $240.38 million.
China BAK Battery Inc. (NASDAQ:CBAK) and ROI Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:EVRY) stood out as diametrically opposite stocks Tuesday. Their differences were not just that they are companies operating in different industries, but the direction which their stock prices took was literally opposite. China BAK Battery Inc. (NASDAQ:CBAK) stock advanced 31.88% and finished the last session at $3.02. The EPS of the stock remained -7.38. Company’s market capitalization is $38.11 million.
China-based business-to-business provider E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DANG) also exploded higher, to the tune of 31.5%, after it reported better than expected fourth-quarter earnings results. For the quarter, E-Commerce China Dangdang delivered a 22% increase in total revenue to $325.7 million. E Commerce China Dangdang Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DANG) stock opened the session at $11.07, and closed the session at $13.11. The 52 week range of the stock remained $3.70 – $13.44 and the day range was $10.75 – $13.44.