Biofuels Digest Index slips to 80.96 as chemicals fade

July 27, 2014 | Jim Lane

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, slipped 0.30 percent to 80.96 as chemicals declined. For the day, OriginOil soared 12.78 percent to $0.20, while Aemetis (AMTX) plunged 7.54 percent to $11.78. Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) dumped 5.57 percent to $12.72. Overall, declines led advances 12 to 5 for the day.