Wednesday's NASDAQ Top Winners: Energy Focus, STARR Surgical, Silicon Image, Global Traffic Network

investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Aug. 03, 2011. In Wednesday's session, Energy Focus was the notable gainer, as the stock soared 45.24%. Energy Focus, Inc. EFOI was the biggest gaineron Nasdaq and soared 0.190 (45.24%) to $0.610. U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio) announced Aug. 3 that Energy Focus Inc. of Solon has been awarded a $23 million contract to design and manufacture energy efficiency lighting for Navy ships. STAAR Surgical Company STAA increased 1.23 (27.46%) to $5.71 fter the Company announced that it expects double-digit growth in revenue for fiscal year 2011. The Company said that it would participate in the 2011 Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston on August 9, 2011. Silicon Image, Inc. SIMG surged 1.32 (24.22%) to $6.77 after Merriman Curhan Ford upgraded the rating on the stock to buy from neutral. Global Traffic Network, Inc. GNET jumped 2.29 (19.62%) to $13.96 after The company said it agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of GTCR, LLC, a leading private equity firm. Global stockholders will receive $14.00 in cash for each share of Global's common stock, which represents about a 20.0 percent premium over the closing price on August 2 and a 22.7 percent premium based on the 60-day volume weighted average price of $11.41. Investorideas.com Free Investor Tools; Sign up for the free investor news and stock alerts! http://www.investorideas.com/Resources/Newsletter.asp Join Investor Ideas - Research renewable energy stocks, mining, agriculture stocks, cloud computing stocks and more… Investorideas.com Members currently have 24/7 online access to the exclusive subscriber-only eleven stock directories in leading sectors including renewable energy, water and energy stocks. The renewable energy stock directory is the largest online with over 1300 green stocks on global exchanges ! Visit the Investor Ideas membership page to learn more at: http://www.investorideas.com/membership/ About InvestorIdeas.com: InvestorIdeas.com is a leader in investor stock research by sector. Sectors we cover include; cleantech and renewable energy stocks, biotech stocks, mining and gold stocks, energy stocks, water, tech, defense stocks, nanotech, agriculture and gaming. Follow Investorideas.com on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Investorideas Follow Investorideas.com on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Investorideas Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising . www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp For Additional Information and or interest in becoming a content /revenue partner: Dawn Van Zant: 800-665-0411 - dvanzant@investorideas.com Source - Investorideas.com Retails Companies Reporting Same-Store Sales (ZUMZ, HOTT, M, LTD, CATO) Retail Stocks In Focus (DDS, JCP, KSS, JWN, ROST) Top Gainers (APAC, MCZ, OCZ, RENN, PMI) Top Losers (AFFX, LL, FST, YMI, AIB) Stocks To Watch (TGT, REDF, DANG, MOBI, SODA)
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