Micro-Caps on Watch; Northumberland Resources Inc. (NHUR), Petrosonic Energy Inc. (PSON), NanoViricides Inc. (NNVC)

Shares of Northumberland Resources Inc. (OTC: NHUR), an exploration stage company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas in the U.S., are up sharply in trading today. At last check, NHUR shares were trading 7.89% higher at $1.23 on volume of 328,862. The stock hit an intra-day high of $1.29 earlier today. Despite the gains in trading today, NHUR shares have fallen nearly 17.20% in the last three trading sessions. NHUR shares are climbing in trading today after the company announced that it is participating in the drilling of a new well on the Asmussen Lease, which is located in Butler County, Kansas. Shares of Petrosonic Energy Inc. (OTC: PSON), a development stage company engaged in the treatment and upgrading of heavy oil through sonicated solvent de-asphalting, are climbing in trading today. At last check, PSON shares were trading 6.80% higher at $1.10 on volume of 279,344. The stock hit an intra-day high of $1.15 earlier today. PSON shares have gained more than 12.30% in the last three trading sessions. PSON shares are gaining after the company announced the completion of emulsification processing plant in Albania and start of heavy crude emulsion process. Shares of NanoViricides Inc. (OTC: NNVC), a nano-biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of viral infections, are gaining in trading today. At last check, NNVC shares were trading 7.69% higher at $0.700 on above average volume of 413,467. The stock hit an intra-day high of $0.72 earlier today. NNVC shares have gained nearly 9.40% in the last three trading sessions. NNVC shares are up sharply after the company announced that it filed an Orphan Drug Application with the Office of Orphan Product Development (OOPD) of the U.S. FDA for DengueCide™. DengueCide is NNVC’s drug candidate for the treatment of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever.