Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (YONG, RFMD, KIRK, CAGC, EXEL)

Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YONG) increased 5.49% to $9.03 in the pre-market session. Yongye International announced today that its operating entity in China, Yongye Nongfeng Biotechnology, signed a preliminary agreement with a local supplier of humic acid to purchase an undeveloped lignite coal resources project in Inner Mongolia, PRC. The 52-week trading range for YONG is $1.40 - $12.00. In the last six months, YONG has gained over 16%.

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD) climbed 5.07% to $4.97 in the pre-market session. In the previous trading session, RFMD closed at $4.73. RFMD has surged over 522% in the last year. The 52 week trading range for RF Micro Devices is $0.94 -$5.85.

Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK) jumped 5.84% to $20.65 in the pre-market session. Kirkland’s announced that for fiscal 2010, it expects total sales to increase in the range of 5% to 8% compared with fiscal 2009 despite a lower average store count. The 52-week trading range for KIRK is $2.65 -$19.98. KIRK closed at $19.51 in the last trading session.

China Agritech Inc. (NASDAQ: CAGC) moved up 4.68% to $29.98 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for CAGC is $1.61 - $30.75. China Agritech closed at $28.64 in the previous trading session. China Agritech has gained over 318% in the last six months.

Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXEL) increased 3.92% to $6.36 in the pre-market session. In the last trading session, EXEL closed at $6.12. The 52-week trading range for EXEL is $4.09 - $8.00. EXEL has climbed over 41% in the last year.