ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedChip Companies, Inc. (http://www.RedChip.com) today announced its top-performing stocks for 2009: L&L International Holdings, Inc.; China Education Alliance, Inc.; India Globalization Capital, Inc.; Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Ltd.; China Wind Systems, Inc.; China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc.; Alter NRG Corp.; ZAGG Inc.; Aethlon Medical, Inc.; and Royal Standard Minerals Inc. RedChip is an international financial relations and research firm servicing public companies with market caps up to $1 billion. The stock's performance is based on the price of the stock on the date the company engaged RedChip's services.
-- China Education Alliance (NYSE Amex:CEU), a company offering high-quality online and onsite educational and vocational services for student and adults in China, is up 79% post-coverage, moving from $3.20 on May 25, 2009 to $5.74 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 2,252% from the month prior to coverage to 335,487 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- Longwei Petroleum (OTCBB:LPIH), a profitable diesel, gasoline, fuel oil, and solvent oil distributor operating in China's Shanxi Province, is up 636% post-coverage, moving from $0.28 on April 8, 2009 to $2.06 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 998% from the month prior to coverage to 409,447 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- L&L International Holding (OTCBB:LLFH), a U.S. publicly traded energy company operating profitable coal mines in China's resource-rich Yunnan Province, is up 515% post-coverage, moving from $0.97 on April 14, 2009 to $5.79 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 11,517% from the month prior to coverage to 109,317 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- India Globalization Capital (NYSE Amex:IGC), a company developing infrastructure in India and focusing on materials and iron ore production, is up 43% post-coverage, moving from $1.29 on August 19, 2009 to $1.85 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 462% from the month prior to coverage to 910,184 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- China Wind Systems (OTCBB:CHWY), a China-based manufacturer of rolled rings and other forged products serving wind turbine manufacturers, is up 21% post-coverage, moving from $4.23 (split-adjusted) on August 31, 2009 to $5.10 at market close on October 22, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 64% from the month prior to coverage to 108,795 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- China Gengsheng Minerals (OTCBB:CHGS), a China-based manufacturer of mineral-based, heat-resistant and energy-saving monolithic refractories, functional ceramics, fracture proppants and fine-precision abrasives for such industries as steel, oil and solar energy, is up 119% post-coverage, moving from $0.80 on August 31, 2009 to $1.75 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 2,894% from the month prior to coverage to 103,524 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- ZAGG (OTCBB:ZAGG), a producer of mobile electronics and audio accessories including the patented gadget protector invisibleSHIELD(TM), is up 193% post-coverage, moving from $2.05 on April 3, 2009 to $6.01 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 29% from the month prior to coverage to 186,847 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- Alter NRG Corporation (TSX:NRG) (Other OTC:ANRGF), an emerging clean, alternative energy company who provides technology and services to facilitate the gasification of coal, household and industrial waste and biomass to produce ethanol and power, is up 163% post-coverage, moving from $0.97 on May 22, 2009 to $2.55 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 344% from the month prior to coverage to 14,833 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD), a creator and manufacturer of diagnostic and therapeutic filtration devices used to treat infectious diseases and cancer, is up 220% post-coverage, moving from $0.20 on April 3, 2009 to $0.64 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 325% from the month prior to coverage to 461,441 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
-- Royal Standard Minerals Inc. (OTCBB:RYSMF), an advanced-stage mining company, is up 121% post-coverage, moving from $0.061 on September 28, 2009 to $0.135 at market close on October 23, 2009. Average daily volume has increased 24% from the month prior to coverage to 186,102 average daily shares traded in the current 30-day period.
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