The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, jumped 1.41 percent to 68.89 as advanced biofuels surged. For the day, Solazyme (SYYM) rocketed up 23.50 percent to $3.95 on news of expansion into the Middle East, while Amyris (AMRS) settled 2.75 percent to $2.48. Among other equities, Biox (BX.T) soared 22.50 percent to $0.49. Overall, advances led declines by a 3 to 2 ratio for the day.
