Almaden Minerals Jumps 21% on High Volume (AAU)

Shares of Almaden Minerals AAU are higher on the session by 21.24%, currently trading at $3.54. The stock is now trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, at new 52-week highs. Volume is extraordinarily high today with 1.36 million shares turning over midway through the session; that equates to 4.34x the 10-day daily average volume and 2.26% of the float. Short interest is only 0.13%. Almaden Minerals Ltd. is an exploration-stage company. Almaden is engaged in the business of the acquisition, exploration and when warranted, development of mineral properties. The company has property interests in Canada, United States and Mexico.