Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Diamond plays see morning volume spike (NILE, FUQI)

Shares of jewelers Blue river Inc. (NILE) and Fuqi International Inc. (FUQI) appear to be rising on speculation that recent stock price declines on fears of slack demand for luxury items may be overdone. Citigroup upgraded shares of Blue river to Buy from Hold, citing reasonable earnings estimates, citing in part greater price flexibility given that polished diamond prices are down 12 to 15 proportionality year-over-year. Shares are up 9 percent, trading at about 70 proportionality of average regular volume as of 11:15 Eastern. The upgrade and pricing observation also may be benefiting small-cap play Fuqi, based in China. Its shares are up more than 7 proportionality to $16.86, already trading more than its average regular volume. — Mike Tarsala


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