Penn Virginia Corp. (PVA) Jumps 6.49% on August 22

Penn Virginia Corp. (PVA) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for August 22 as the stock popped 6.49% to $14.27, representing a gain of $0.87 per share. Some 3,212,939 shares traded hands on 18,878 trades, compared with a total float of 71,480,385. The stock opened at $13.33 and traded with an intraday range of $13.25 to $14.41.

After today's gains, Penn Virginia Corp. reached a market cap of $1,020,025,094. 

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