Century Aluminum Company (CENX) jumps 6.14% on October 21

Century Aluminum Company ($CENX) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for October 21 as the stock popped 6.14% to $26.11, representing a gain of $1.51 per share. Some 1,996,078 shares traded hands on 13,496 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 1,429,274 shares out of a total float of 88,809,928. The stock opened at $24.83 and traded with an intraday range of $24.72 to $27.05.

After today's gains, Century Aluminum Company reached a market cap of $2,318,827,220. Century Aluminum Company has had a trading range between $29.54 and $8.28 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $24.56 and a 200-day SMA of $16.60.

Century Aluminum Co produces primary aluminum, which is an internationally traded commodity. The Company's primary aluminum facilities produce value-added and standard-grade primary aluminum products.

Century Aluminum Company is based out of Chicago, IL and has some 1800 employees. It's CEO is Michael A. Bless / Logan W. Kruger.

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