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OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report for Tuesday, April 8th UITK, AGEN, EXPT, JACO, PNHL

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Our Stocks to Watch today include Ultitek Ltd. (OTCBB: UITK), Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN), Expert Group Inc. (OTC: EXPT), Jaco Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: JACO), Planet Nutrition Holdings Inc. (OTC: PNHL)

 

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ULTITEK LIMITED (OTCBB: UITK)

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/UITK.php 

 

Company Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/ultitek/ultitek.htm

 

Ultitek, Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary TAIS, has been a provider of Computerized Airline Reservations Systems software (CRS) since 1989. Today Ultitek Ltd. is the leader among reservations systems in the Russian Aviation market. In 2003, nine million passengers of 60 airlines were serviced by it, which consisted of more than 50% of the transport of passengers performed on domestic scheduled flights of carriers in Russia and the countries of the C.I.S.

 

ANTIGENICS INCORPORATED (NASD: AGEN)

"Up 27.94% in morning trading"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/AGEN.php

 

Antigenics, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops treatments for cancers and infectious diseases. It offers Oncophage, a personalized therapeutic cancer vaccine candidate, which is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma and for metastatic melanoma. The company's products also include Aroplatin, a liposomal chemotherapeutic, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of solid tumors and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; AG-707, a therapeutic vaccine program that is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of genital herpes; and QS-21, an adjuvant used in various vaccines, including hepatitis, lyme diseases, human immunodeficiency virus, influenza, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and malaria. The company was founded as Antigenics L.L.C. in 1994 and changed its name to Antigenics, Inc. in 2000. Antigenics is headquartered in New York, New York.

 

EXPERT GROUP INCORPORATED (OTC: EXPT)

"Up 52.17% in morning trading"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/EXPT.php

 

Expert Group, Inc. is a diversified financial services company which markets a variety of financial products and services through Expert Financing, Expert Group Title Services, Expert Credit Fix USA. Expert is licensed by the department of Financial Regulations and a member of FAMB, and since inception, Expert has originated over $50 million in origination. The Company offers a stock option plan to its loan officers, brokers, title agents, and processors.

 

JACO ELECTRONICS (NASD: JACO)

"Up 42.20% in morning trading"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/JACO.php

 

Jaco Electronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes active and passive electronic components used in the manufacture and assembly of electronic products to various industrial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Its active products comprise a range of semiconductors, including transistors, diodes, memory devices, microprocessors, micro controllers, other integrated circuits, active matrix displays, and various board-level products; and passive products include capacitors, resistors, and electromechanical devices, such as power supplies, relays, switches, connectors, and printer heads. The company's products are used in the manufacture and assembly of a range of electronic products, including telecommunications equipment, medical devices and instrumentation, military/aerospace systems, voting and gaming machines, computers and office equipment, industrial equipment and controls, automotive electronics, and home entertainment and other consumer electronics. Jaco Electronics also provides flat panel display, and supporting technology products and services. In addition, the company operates online component store, which offers semiconductors, resistors, electromechanical devices, and flat panel displays. It has operations in Western Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the Far East. The company serves a range of customers in computer, computer-related, telecommunications, data transmission, defense, aerospace, medical equipment, and other industries. Jaco Electronics was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York.

 

PLANET NUTRITION HOLDINGS (OTC: PNHL)

"Up 71.43% in morning trading"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/PNHL.php

 

Planet Nutrition, Inc. has been in business since 1999 as a retailer of nutritional products and programs in the diet and nutrition industry. By offering a superior product line, employing innovative marketing techniques and developing strategic partnerships with manufacturers and distributors, the company maintains an uncompromising commitment to quality while ensuring the best value to our customers. Visit Planet Nutrition online at www.planetnutritiononline.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statement: This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, commonly identified by such terms as "believes," "looking ahead," "anticipates," "estimates" and other terms with similar meaning. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's projections and expectations are disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements and by reference to the underlying assumptions.

 

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