Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (FRAN) had a good day on the market for Friday December 06 as shares jumped 9.24% to close at $18.57. About 212,131 shares traded hands on 2,051 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 3.06 million. After opening the trading day at $17.20, shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation stayed within a range of $19.20 to $17.20.

December 06 was a positive day for NuVista Energy Ltd. (NVA:CA) as its stock finished the day having gained 7.6% to hit a price of $2.69 a share. The company reached a market cap of 606.53 million and has 225.47 million shares outstanding. NuVista Energy Ltd. is a component of the the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Chimerix Inc. (CMRX) had a rough trading day for Thursday December 05 as shares tumbled 6.32%, or a loss of $-0.16 per share, to close at $2.37. After opening the day at $2.56, shares of Chimerix Inc. traded as high as $2.57 and as low as $2.33. Volume was 549,252 shares over 2,929 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 61.38 million.

Live Oak Bancshares Inc. (LOB) had a good day on the market for Thursday December 05 as shares jumped 6.85% to close at $19.35. About 565,600 shares traded hands on 4,704 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 40.29 million. After opening the trading day at $18.80, shares of Live Oak Bancshares Inc. stayed within a range of $19.49 to $18.46.

Express Inc. (EXPR) had a good day on the market for Thursday December 05 as shares jumped 27.88% to close at $5.00. About 6.69 million shares traded hands on 29,958 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 67.27 million. After opening the trading day at $4.51, shares of Express Inc. stayed within a range of $5.17 to $4.42.

Northern Oil and Gas Inc. (NOG) had a rough trading day for Thursday December 05 as shares tumbled 7.22%, or a loss of $-0.14 per share, to close at $1.80. After opening the day at $1.92, shares of Northern Oil and Gas Inc. traded as high as $1.94 and as low as $1.76. Volume was 10.89 million shares over 17,290 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 405.79 million.

Stage Stores Inc. (SSI) had a rough trading day for Wednesday December 04 as shares tumbled 10.28%, or a loss of $-0.56 per share, to close at $4.89. After opening the day at $5.47, shares of Stage Stores Inc. traded as high as $5.61 and as low as $4.87. Volume was 1.34 million shares over 6,572 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 28.88 million.

MEDIFAST INC (MED) had a good day on the market for Wednesday December 04 as shares jumped 5.85% to close at $90.58. About 590,828 shares traded hands on 7,736 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 11.62 million. After opening the trading day at $86.84, shares of MEDIFAST INC stayed within a range of $92.92 to $86.61.

Revance Therapeutics Inc. (RVNC) had a rough trading day for Wednesday December 04 as shares tumbled 17.57%, or a loss of $-3.54 per share, to close at $16.61. After opening the day at $17.01, shares of Revance Therapeutics Inc. traded as high as $17.22 and as low as $16.45. Volume was 5.59 million shares over 29,429 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 45.11 million.

Among the biggest risers on the S&P 500 on Wednesday December 04 was TechnipFMC plc ($FTI), popping some 3.18% to a price of $19.15 a share with some 4.19 million shares trading hands.