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Biggest Stock Gainers for 2016 on ASE
Today we are looking at companies that have had the greatest percentage increase in share price year to date.
Top 25 Companies
Lists like these are always interesting to look at as they tell more than one story. Companies that are experiencing dramatic increases in share price can do so for a variety of reasons. These can include, the sector they are in has turned (such as companies in the commodities space or a new sector that has huge future potential), the company is in talks to be taken over, or the company has restructured and earnings are turning better than expected.
In this list we have selected the top 25 companies based on their percentage increase in share price year to date.
Data for 2016 on ASE
List of Top Gainers for 2016 on American Stock Exchange.
| Symbol | Exchange | Standard Name | Total Return (%) | As Of Date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAK | ASE | Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd | 576 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| WRN | ASE | Western Copper & Gold Corp | 416 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| LEU | ASE | Centrus Energy Corp | 383 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| GSS | ASE | Golden Star Resources Ltd | 349 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| SKY | ASE | Skyline Corp | 334 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| AXU | ASE | Alexco Resource Corp | 297 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| DGSE | ASE | DGSE Companies Inc | 276 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| EVI | ASE | EnviroStar Inc | 250 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| VGZ | ASE | Vista Gold Corp | 247 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| GPL | ASE | Great Panther Silver Ltd | 231 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| GV | ASE | Goldfield Corp | 229 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| GSV | ASE | Gold Standard Ventures Corp | 215 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| AAMC | ASE | Altisource Asset Management Corp | 212 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| BGI | ASE | Birks Group Inc | 191 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| AUMN | ASE | Golden Minerals Co | 190 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| THM | ASE | International Tower Hill Mines Ltd | 179 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| GORO | ASE | Gold Resource Corp | 164 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| TGB | ASE | Taseko Mines Ltd | 151 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| IDN | ASE | Intellicheck Mobilisa Inc | 150 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| STS | ASE | Supreme Industries Inc | 135 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| BTG | ASE | B2Gold Corp | 132 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| XRA | ASE | Exeter Resource Corp | 132 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| KLDX | ASE | Klondex Mines Ltd | 127 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| TGD | ASE | Timmins Gold Corp | 126 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
| SIM | ASE | Grupo Simec SAB de CV | 115 | 12/30/2016 | YTD |
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