POINT ROBERTS - August 12, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, issues the following market and economic commentary for investors following investing in India.

Indian equities slumped on Friday as investors continued to focus on the global debt crisis and rumors of another rise in the interest rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to control inflation.

Stocks earlier opened higher as the Wall Street closed sharply higher overnight. However, those rallies could not sustain and stocks starting falling in afternoon session. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) closed lower by 1.29% 17,059.4 points, The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the NSE (National Stock Exchange) slid 1.27% to 5,072.95 points.

POINT ROBERTS - August 12, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Aug. 11, 2011. Renewable energy stock, A123 Systems was the top gainer in Thursday's sessions as the stock witnessed a gain of over 45%.

A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:AONE) spiked $1.43 (45.11%) to $4.60 after General Motors Co said on Thursday that it awarded A123 Systems Inc a contract to build battery packs for future electric vehicles

Telik, Inc. (NASDAQ:TELK) rose 0.071 (29.83%) to $0.31 after the company reported a net loss of $3.0 million, or $0.06 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared with a net loss of $4.9 million, or $0.09 per share, for the comparable period in 2010.

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POINT ROBERTS - August 11, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Aug. 10, 2011. Biolase Technology was the top gainer in Wednesday's session as the stock witnessed a gain of 19.78%.

Biolase Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLTI) soared 0.55 (19.78%) to $3.33 after the company said that its net loss during the second quarter trimmed to $753,000, or a loss of $0.03 a share versus $4.2 million, or a loss of $0.17 a share a year earlier. Revenue during the quarter came at $12.1 million, up 105% Year over Year.

Toreador Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:TRGL) jumped 0.48 (16.44%) to $3.40 after ZaZa Energy, LLC has signed a definitive agreement to combine the companies.