SORL Auto Parts, Inc.
SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORL) was the leading gainer in after-hours trading yesterday, as the manufacturer of air brake systems moved up 12.8 percent to $3.78 per share on 8,950 shares traded. The company’s stock is trading 16.36 percent above its 50-day moving average and 14.05 percent above its 200-day moving average. SORL is presently trading 30.93 percent below its 52-week high, but 95.91 percent above its 52-week low. Aside from SORL, another company rallied by over 10 percent in the August 26 after-hours trading session.
American Equity Investment Life Holding, Co. (NYSE: AEL) moved up by 12.6 percent to $9.00 per share on 29,730 shares traded. The company is 9.87 percent above and 31.40 percent above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages respectively. American Equity is also just 3 percent below its 52-week high and 86.4 percent above its 52-week low.
Among companies that gained by between four and five percent, Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO) led four other companies, as its stock improved by 4.3 percent to $10.79 per share on 2,750 shares traded. SGMO is presently 13 percent above its 50-day moving average and 23.44 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company is trading 7.92 percent below its 52-week peak and 110.37 percent above its 52-week low.
Acorn Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACFN) and Great Panther Silver, Ltd. (NYSE: GPL) both improved by 4.2 percent in yesterday’s after-hours session. Despite the gain, Acorn Energy, which is at $6.325 on 15,060 shares traded, is trading 25.25 percent below its 50-day moving average and 20.97 percent below its 200-day moving average. The company is 44.32 percent below its 52-week high and a mere 3.76 percent above its 52-week low.
Great Panther, on the other hand, improved to $1.25 per share on 1,690 shares traded; the company is trading 39.31 percent above its 50-day moving average and 1.49 percent below its 200-day moving average. GPL stock is 51.61 percent under its 52-week high and 84.62 percent better than its 52-week low.
Also improving by over 4.2 percent were Vimicro International, Corp. (NASDAQ: VIMC), which improved to $1.50 per share on 52,000 shares traded, and Midway Gold Corp. (NYSE: MDW), which is now at $1.1562 per share on 1,090 shares traded. VIMC is 4.46 percent above its 50-day moving average and 3.30 percent below its 200-day moving average. The company’s stock is trading 22.58 percent less than its 52-week high and 80.01 percent above its 52-week low. Midway is trading 9.10 percent above and 4.63 percent below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages respectively, and 38.33 percent below and 29.07 percent above its 52-week high and 52-week low respectively.
Other gainers of note in ysterday’s after-hours trading included Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: FFHL, up 3.6 percent to $2 per share), Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: GDP, up 3.6 percent to $21.85), Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: IESC, up 3.5 percent to $4.50), fitness product manufacturer Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS, up 2.8 percent to $6.7006) and JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd.(NYSE: JKS, up 2.5 percent to $15.3282 per share).