Plains Exploration and Production Co (PXP) $36.45 +1.87%
Plains Exploration (PXP) notches a new 52-week high and is trading up 58 cents to $36.36 midday Wednesday. Options action includes 11,000 calls and 1,445 puts traded, with plain call buying seen in Feb 34, 36, 37, 38 and 40s. Implied volatility is up 5 percent to 41.5 amid renewed takeover chatter — Fly on the Wall.
Category: All Stocks, Large Cap Stocks, Oil & Gas Producers
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