Biggest Movers in Technology Stocks Now – QLIK UMC VECO SNCR

by Portfolio Grader | August 19, 2014 6:45 pm

Technology stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.6% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.5% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among technology stocks include:

• Qlik Technologies Inc (QLIK[1]): QLIK stock is up 3.0% today.

• United Microelectronics Corp (UMC[2]): UMC stock is up 2.8% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO[3]): VECO stock is up 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR[4]): SNCR stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Red Hat Inc (RHT[5]): RHT stock is up 2.6% today.

• Nokia Corp (NOK[6]): NOK stock is up 2.6% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Cirrus Logic (CRUS[7]): CRUS stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH[8]): CTSH stock is up 2.1% today.

• Mellanox Technologies (MLNX[9]): MLNX stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR[10]): MPWR stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among technology stocks include:

• Cornerstone Ondemand Inc (CSOD[11]): CSOD stock is down 2.5% today.

• Dealertrack Holdings (TRAK[12]): TRAK stock is down 1.6% today.

• ADT Corp (ADT[13]): ADT stock is down 1.1% today.

• Epam Systems Inc (EPAM[14]): EPAM stock is down 1.0% today on 6 times normal volume.

• Omnivision Technologies (OVTI[15]): OVTI stock is down 0.9% today.

• Hexcel Corp (HXL[16]): HXL stock is down 0.9% today.

• Pegasystems Inc (PEGA[17]): PEGA stock is down 0.9% today.

• Linkedin (LNKD[18]): LNKD stock is down 0.9% today.

• Advantest Corporation Ads (ATE[19]): ATE stock is down 0.9% today.

• Energizer Holdings (ENR[20]): ENR stock is down 0.9% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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