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OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report for Wednesday, December 31st CNST, VTSS, DDSS, CBAK, AKRX

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Our Stocks to Watch today include Constar International Inc. (Nasdaq: CNST), Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (OTC: VTSS), Labopharm Inc. (Nasdaq: DDSS), China BAK Battery Inc. (Nasdaq: CBAK) and Akorn Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRX).

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CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: CNST)

"Up 78.55% in morning trading"

Philadelphia-based Constar is a leading global producer of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic containers for food, soft drinks and water. The Company provides full-service packaging solutions, from product design and engineering, to ongoing customer support. Its customers include many of the world's leading branded consumer products companies.

VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR (OTC: VTSS)

"Up 113.33% in morning trading"

Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Ethernet-over-SONET, Fibre Channel, Optical Transport, and other applications. Vitesse innovation empowers customers to deliver superior products for Enterprise, Access, Metro, and Core applications.

LABOPHARM INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: DDSS)

"Up 44.45% in morning trading"

Labopharm is an emerging leader in optimizing the performance of existing small molecule drugs using its proprietary controlled-release technologies. The Company's lead product, a unique once-daily formulation of tramadol, is being commercially launched in key markets globally and its second product, a novel formulation of trazodone for the treatment of major depressive disorder, is under regulatory review by the FDA. The Company also has a robust pipeline of follow-on products in both pre-clinical and clinical development. Labopharm's vision is to become an integrated, international, specialty pharmaceutical company with the capability to internally develop and commercialize its own products.

CHINA BAK BATTERY INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: CBAK)

"Up 35.54% in morning trading"

China BAK Battery, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers of lithium-based battery cells in the world, as measured by production output. It produces battery cells that are the principal component of rechargeable batteries commonly used in cellular phones, notebook computers and portable consumer electronics, such as digital media devices, portable media players, portable audio players, portable gaming devices and personal digital assistants (or PDAs), and other applications, such as cordless power tools and minings lamp. China BAK's 3.0 million square feet of facilities are located in Shenzhen and Tianjin, PRC, and have been recently expanded to produce new products.

AKORN INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: AKRX)

"Up 23.08% in morning trading"

Akorn, Inc. manufactures and markets sterile specialty pharmaceuticals. Akorn has manufacturing facilities located in Decatur, Illinois and Somerset, New Jersey and markets and distributes an extensive line of hospital and ophthalmic pharmaceuticals.

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