Biofuels Digest Index jumps to 66.30 as chemicals rally

December 1, 2013 | Jim Lane

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 1.05 percent to 66.30 as chemicals rallied. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) soared 31.76 percent to $1.12, while Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 6.92 percent to $8.96. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) escalated 3.35 percent to $2.78. Overall, advances led declines 7 to 6 for the day.