Planet Green Holdings Corp (NYSE: PLAG)
was halted Friday around 10:21 a.m. ET for “news pending” after skyrocketing more than 330 percent.
What Happened?
On Thursday afternoon, Planet Green filed a Form 4 indicating the company’s CEO and its chief strategy officer had purchased
about 1.17 million shares of common stock.
U.S.-listed Chinese companies with relatively low floats have been experiencing some extreme volatility and trading volume this
week, and it’s likely Planet Green’s Form 4 filing got the attention of a number of momentum traders.
Why It’s Important
Yulong Eco-Materials Ltd. (NASDAQ: YECO) skyrocketed more than 600 percent this week after the company announced a
$50-million acquisition of the Millennium Sapphire, a 17.9 blue gem that was recently appraised at a value of between $60 million
and $90 million. Yulong said it will now begin the process of spinning off its China business, moving its headquarters to New York
and focusing on its gemstone business.
The Yulong news seemed to draw a massive amount of trading volume into other U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. After wild trading
swings the past two days, here’s a look at how some of these names were trading as of 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday:
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China Recycling Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CREG) down 4.4 percent.
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JMU Ltd- ADR (NASDAQ: JMU) down 4.9
percent.
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Euro Tech Holdings Company Ltd (NASDAQ: CLWT) up 1 percent.
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China Ceramics Co Ltd (NASDAQ: CCCL)
down 9.2 percent.
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China Techfaith Wireless Comm. Tech. Ltd (NASDAQ: CNTF) up 7.9 percent.
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China Advanced Constructn Mtrls Grp Inc (NASDAQ: CADC) down 27.9 percent.
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TDH Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PETZ) up
40.9 percent.
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ZK International Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ: ZKIN) down 3.5 percent.
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Ossen Innovation Co Ltd (NASDAQ: OSN)
up 5.9 percent.
What’s Next?
Planet Green traders are waiting patiently for the trading halt to be lifted, but the first step in the process will be for the
company to actually release the news for which is was halted in the first place. Once the news has become public, there will be an
update on when the stock will resume trading.
The attention on these low-float stocks has gotten so hot that Planet Green, Yulong, ChinaNet and China Ceramics were four of
the top 10 most-searched tickers on Benzinga Pro on Friday.
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