Solazyme Inc. (NASDAQ:SZYM) surges at the open on news that its joint venture with Bunge has successfully produced its first commercially saleable products on full-scale production lines at the renewable oils plant in Brazil. Solazyme Inc. (NASDAQ:SZYM) stock opened today at $11.10 and is currently trading at $10.81. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 8.22%.
Mecox Lane Limited (NASDAQ:MCOX), a multi-brand and multi-channel retailer of apparel and accessories in China, announced that its annual general meeting (“AGM”) will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM (Hong Kong time) at the 18th Floor, One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong. Mecox Lane Ltd (NASDAQ:MCOX) stock opened at $5.78, in current trading session and currently is at $5.11, by gaining 2.00%. The 52 week range of $2.21 – $7.88. Company’s market capitalization is 62.31 million.
AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) said it will pay about $2.35 billion to buy Sheridan Healthcare in a cash and stock deal that adds physician outsourcing services to the ambulatory surgery center operator’s portfolio, the Associated Press reports. Amsurg Corp (NASDAQ:AMSG) stock is currently trading at $46.40. The EPS of the stock is 2.25. Company’s market capitalization is 1.51 billion.
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT) announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to obeticholic acid (OCA) for the treatment of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT) stock opened the session at $248.00, and now is at $239.94. The 52 week range of the Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT) stock remained $30.73 – $497.00 and the day range was $239.18 – $249.00.
Sanderson Farms Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) said its fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled as demand grew and key costs declined. Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) stock opened today at $91.75 and is currently trading at $89.34. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 3.31%.