On 22 December Cara Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) announced that it has been selected for addition to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (Nasdaq:NBI). Cara Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) in last trading activity advanced 6.32% to close at $10.60. Company weekly performance is 8.38% while its quarterly performance stands at 28.64%. Cara Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) is -54.41% away from its 52 week high.
Nxt-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTD) announced it has retained famous pickpocket, entertainer and security consultant, Apollo Robbins for the 2015 International CES debut of the Wocket™ biometric smart wallet. Apollo Robbins will be at the NXT-ID booth January 6th and 7th, 2015, demonstrating some of his famous theft techniques to visiting media and consumers. He will show the audience how easy it is to have their wallet stolen and ultimately their identity. On last trading day Nxt-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTD) advanced 8.18% to close at $2.38. Its volatility for the week is 7.85% while volatility for the month is 8.61%. Nxt-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTD) monthly performance is 4.85%.
On 9 December GFI Group Inc. (NYSE:GFIG) said that BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) has extended the expiration date of its tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) (“GFI Group” or “GFI”) it does not currently own for $5.25 per share in cash. GFI Group Inc. (NYSE:GFIG) has 13.60% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 52.50%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $5.44.
On 15 December InterOil Corporation (NYSE:IOC) said that it has notified the Papua New Guinea Department of Petroleum and Energy of a discovery at the Bobcat-1 exploration well in PPL476. InterOil Corporation (NYSE:IOC) has 4.47% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 62.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $49.05.
Zacks upgraded shares of SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. The firm currently has $4.50 price target on the stock. On last trading day SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) moved down -1.36% to close at $3.64. Its volatility for the week is 3.18% while volatility for the month is 4.43%. SORL’s sales growth for past 5 years was 9.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -6.30%. SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) monthly performance is -6.43%.