NYSE Top 10 Gainers (BGP, BZ, CBC, EK, JCI, GK, etc)

The top ten gainers on the NYSE come from an assortment of industries ranging from book selling to holding companies to storage device manufacturers. Borders Group Inc. (NYSE: BGP) tops the list of gainers on the NYSE. Borders Group, through its subsidiaries, operates book, music and movie stores. It has recorded a whooping gain of 24.79% - a huge jump over marquee peers like Barnes and Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Number two on the list is packaging and paper manufacturer. Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) with a gain of 3.9%. Third on the list is bank holding company Capitol Bancorp Ltd. (NYSE: CBC) which recently announced the sale of Adams Dairy Bank. Analysts from Rodnam and Renshaw have rated the Capitol Bancorp stock as Outperform with a price target of $3.75. Imaging technology pioneer Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) stands fourth in the list and is trading close to its 3 month high with options trading indicating a sign of optimism around the stock. Automotive components major Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI) was the fifth highest gainer. Johnson Controls was recently featured in Jim Cramer’s Mad Money show and has been on a uptick since then. The company recently released a Metasys 5.0 building management system upgrade. Commercial real estate finance and property investment company Gramercy Capital Corp (NYSE: GKK) was the next on the list. The company last week won an auction to take over a major Lower Manhattan property at a bargain price. Seventh on the list is Nashville, Tennessee based First Acceptance Corp (NYSE: FAC). The company is a retailer, servicer and underwriter of non-standard automobile insurance. Eighth on the list is Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: NNA.U). The company recently announced the appointment of Mr. Leonidas Korres as ‘Senior Vice President – Business Development’. Navios is a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase or other similar business combination, one or more assets or operating businesses in the marine transportation and logistics industries. The penultimate stock on the list happens to be Standard Motor Products Inc. (NYSE: SMP). The company is an independent manufacturer, distributor and marketer of replacement parts for motor vehicles in the automotive aftermarket industry. The final stock on the list is global storage giant Quantum Corp (NYSE: QTM) which sells it products through branded channels and original equipment manufacturers. Read here for NYSE Losers.