New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/05/2013 -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: KERX) stock is trading at $6.89, up 5.14 percent from its previous close of $6.56. The stock is up with the volume of 8.576 million, higher than its usual volume of 5.7 million shares. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals stock opened the session at $6.75 and touched its highest price point at $6.99. Its lowest price point for the session stood at $6.75. The stock is in the bullish mode and is likely to continue the trend as shown by its MACD chart. It is also trading above its long term moving average price of $5.28.