Rentech (AMEX: RTK) 30.4% HIGHER; hearing reports from AdelaideNow that SYNGAS has teamed up with the company and General Electric to progress South Australia’s $3 billion coal-biomass-to-diesel Clinton project.

Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ: BNHN) 27.9% LOWER; reports Q2 loss of $0.07, versus the analyst estimate of $0.05. Revenue for the quarter was $69.3 million, which compares to the estimate of $69.36 million. Also announced a $30 million mixed securities shelf. The stock was downgraded to Equalweight at Stephens.

QAD (NASDAQ: QADI) 21.4% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.15, versus the analyst estimate of $0.02. Revenue for the quarter was $56.2