Biofuels Digest Index rises to 82.06 despite advanced biofuels drop

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rose 0.91 percent to 82.06 despite an advanced biofuels drop.  For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) surged 10.65 percent to $17.56, while Aemetis (AMTX) rocketed up 15.69 percent to $0.59. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) slumped 5.32 percent to $13.36. Overall, advances led declines 5 to 3 for the day.