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Alon USA Energy USA Inc. (NYSE: ALJ), an independent retailer and marketer of petroleum products, is seeing a pullback in trading today after rallying in the previous trading session. ALJ had finished more than 19% higher on Monday after analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $21 price target. Goldman Sachs analysts said in their research note that they expect the stock to outperform due to the recent IPO of Alon USA Partners and the continuation of the discount of WTI-Midland vs WTI Cushing.

United Rentals Inc. (NYSE: URI), an equipment rental company offering approximately 3,000 classes of equipment for rent to customers, is soaring in mid-day trading today, extending its gains from the previous trading session.

Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (NYSE: QIHU), a provider of Internet and mobile security products in China, is marginally higher in mid-day trading today after posting significant gains in trading on Monday. QIHU had rallied more than 8% on Monday, breaking through some key technical levels.

BPZ Resources Inc. (NYSE: BPZ), a company focused on exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador, is seeing a pullback in mid-day trading today after rallying in the previous trading session. BPZ gained more than 8% on Monday after the company announced that the Peruvian government signed the Supreme Decree authorizing Perupetro to execute an amendment to the Block Z-1 License to add Pacific Rubiales Corp. to the Z-1 License contract.

Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, is marginally lower in mid-day trading today. At last check, RIMM was trading 0.17% lower at $11.77 on volume of 13.45 million, which is a little over a quarter of the daily average volume of 50.45 million.

Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM), a specialty finance company that invests directly or indirectly in residential mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans, commercial loans, real estate-related securities and various asset classes, is marginally higher in mid-day trading today.

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of treatments for human disease, is soaring in mid-day trading today. At last check, LXRX was trading 14.21% higher at $2.18 on volume of 4.14 million, which is significantly above the daily average volume of 877,038.

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: STP), a solar energy company engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of photovoltaic (PV) products, is up sharply in mid-day trading today, extending its gains from last week.

Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC), a holding company operating as a multiple insurance and retirement businesses through subsidiary companies, is gaining in trading today. At last check, LNC was trading 1.07% higher at $25.50 on volume of 461,681, which is well below the daily average volume of 2.55 million. Despite the gains today, LNC has fallen nearly 1% in the last three trading sessions.

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: YGE), a China-based vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturer worldwide, is gaining in mid-day trading today, reversing some of the losses from the previous two trading sessions.