Stockpickr Lists: United Rentals Rises in Heavy Trading

Editor's Note: In this feature from Stockpickr, we highlight lists of stocks that have made new highs, lows or seen other unusual activity.

Rising on Unusual Volume: United Rentals(URI) closed up 1.9% on trading more than eight times its three-month average, after Cerebrus acquired the company for $4 billion in cash. The stock closed up 61 cents to $32.98.

Biggest % Gainers: Gigabeam(GGBM) soared 73% after announcing it received purchase orders for 24 additional WiFiber links from wireless telecom company One Velocity. GigaBeam shares closed up $2.05 to $4.05.

52-Week Highs: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce(RIO) climbed 4.2% to a 52-week high, after the miner partnered with a Norwegian company to develop a new alumina refinery in northern Brazil. Shares gained $2.15 Monday to $53.10.

Biggest % Losers: After more than doubling in price Friday, shares of Nucryst Pharmaceuticals(NCST) plummeted 30% Monday, after SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded the stock to neutral from buy. The SunTrust analyst said investor reaction to Friday's news that the Food and Drug Administration approved Nucryst's topical cream that helps resist bacteria that do not respond to antibiotics, including those that cause staph infections, was "overdone," according to The Associated Press. The stock gave back a chunk of Friday's gains, closing down $1.74 to $4.10.

52-Week Lows: Netflix(NFLX) slumped 12% to a 52-week low, after cutting by $1 the price for its DVD rentals to better compete with rival Blockbuster(BBI). Netflix's stock slipped $2.36 to $17.37.

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