Thursday's NASDAQ Top Gainers: Westwood One, Deer Consumer Products, IRIS, Sycamore Networks

POINT ROBERTS, September 23, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Wednesday September 22nd. Nasdaq closed lower by 82.52 (-3.25%) to 2,455.67. In spite of another significant down day in trading there were some notable winners on the NASDAQ. Westwood One, WWON was the top percentage gainer for the session closing higher by 0.57 (20.80%) to $3.31 after hitting a new 52-week low of $2.65 earlier in the session. The stock moved off from day's high of $3.84. The stock is still down about 65% so far this year. Westwood One WWON is one of the nation's largest providers of network radio programming in the U.S. The Company announced earlier this month, a proposed merger of a subsidiary of Westwood One, Inc., with Verge Media Companies, Inc. Deer Consumer Products DEER gained 0.87 (18.79%) to close at $5.50 on no major news. The stock has soared 26% in the past week following news it anticipates reporting strong 3rd quarter product sales as it continues to conduct its normal course of business. The stock has a 52-week range of $3.84-$13.00. IRIS International IRIS closed with an impressive gain of 1.18 (14.55%) to end the day at $9.29 after falling about 15% earlier in the session. The stock is still down over 9% so far this year. Sycamore Networks,SCMR ended at $17.89, up 2.00 (12.59%) on no news after hitting a new 52-week low of $15.60 earlier in the session. So far this year, the stock has lost 3% of its value. Investor Research Tools; Get Free investor news and stock alerts Sign Up: http://www.investorideas.com/Resources/Newsletter.asp Join Investor Ideas Get 13 of the best stock directories online; Research oil and gas stocks, gold stocks, water stocks, renewable energy stocks (over 1300 green stocks in directory) and more Join: 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 800-665-0411 Source - www.Investorideas.com
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