Biofuels Digest Index advances to 74.80 as advanced biofuels climb

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 2.38 percent to 74.80 as advanced biofuels climbed. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) jumped 5.36 percent to $1.18, while Amyris (AMRS) surged 7.24 percent to $3.85. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) advanced 6.38 percent to $1.50. Overall, advances led declines 2 to 1 for the day.