Market Close: Today’s Big Winners and Losers (ACUR, MTG, HIMX, DYAX, ZOLT, RNIN, IPXL, REGI, HGSH, STRN)

March 5, 2013 by Paul Ausick

Here are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing:

Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUR) is up 48.3% at $3.04.

MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) is up 27.8% at $5.34 (new 52-week high today of $5.37).

Himax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) is up 18% at $4.06 (new 52-week high today of $4.79).

Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ: DYAX) is up 19.6% at $3.91 (new 52-week high today of $3.90).

Zoltek Companies Inc. (NASDAQ: ZOLT) is up 13.7% at $10.52.

And here are today’s five biggest losing stocks at closing:

Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: RNIN) is down 27.5% at $1.98.

Impax Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL) is down 26% at $14.80 (new 52-week low today of $14.48).

Renewable Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI) is down 20.9% at $6.01.

China HGS Real Estate Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSH) is down 15% at $4.60.

Sutron Corp. (NASDAQ: STRN) is down 13% at $5.13.

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