Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, February 23rd (UCO, SOXS, ERX, SRTY)

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil UCO jumped 7.74% on Wednesday as crude oil spiked to $99. At one point crude oil was trading above $100. Crude oil traded higher on the news that Libya's oil production will be lowered. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares SOXS gained 5.59% on the weakness in the semiconductor space. NVIDIA Corporation NVDA fell 4.24% today, and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD dropped 3.39%. Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X Shares(ETF) ERX gained 5.57%, and closed at $85.29. Hess Corp. HES and Marathon Oil Corporation MRO had a good trading session today. They gained 5.19%, and 3.08% respectively. ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 ETF SRTY traded 5.02% higher on Wednesday as the Russell 2000 Index struggled. SRTY closed at $20.93, and it had a volume of 826K traded shares.
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