Mid Cap Winners (MCP, JDSU, HL, LULU)

The broader markets are continuing to strengthen into year end, and there are quite a few mid cap stocks that are gaining sharply today. This list is for stocks that have traded over 100,000 shares. Molycorp MCP is up around 12% after the company secured the last of several environmental permits necessary to begin construction of its new, rare earth manufacturing facility at Mountain Pass, California. Molycorp's CEO stated on CNBC he believed that pricing is sustainable. JDS Uniphase JDSU is up around 6% after the company was upgraded to Overweight at Piper. Hecla Mining HL had its price target raised to $13.50 at Rodman and Renshaw. Cabot Oil & Gas COG is higher by around 5% as basic material names continue to strengthen on a weaker dollar. Lululemon LULU is up around 3% as the stock continues higher after a stellar earnings report last week.