MERC is up 8% today, no clear catalyst

Shares of Mercer Intl Inc (MERC) are trading 5% higher at a price of $12.91 at the time of this writing. While it's generally been a green day for this part of the market, the company is surpassing it's peers in the Materials sector. The market is undergoing a significant macro move (2.14%) which could be a factor in the stock's movement.

Mercer Intl Inc has been trading between a 52-week high of $17.39 and a 52-week low of $9.29. The stock has a market cap of $854 Million.

At Mercer International Inc., there are exceptional people creating bioproducts for a more sustainable world. It's a diversified global producer of forest products, bioproducts, and green electricity with operations in Germany, Canada, and Australia with a consolidated annual production capacity of approximately 2.2 million tonnes of kraft pulp and 550 million board feet of softwood lumber.