LONDON, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The US markets ended a positive sentiment on Friday, March 28, 2014, with the NASDAQ Composite
closing at 4,155.76, up 0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
ending the session at 16,323.06, up 0.36% and the S&P 500
edging 0.46% higher to finish the trading session at 1,857.62. The
session saw a positive impact from Energy, Consumer Discretionary
and Industrials sectors along with a drag from Health Care and
Telecommunication Services sectors. Investor-Edge looks at some of
the equities which attracted the most attention and traded the most
shares during the session. These include Applied Materials Inc.
(NASDAQ: AMAT), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), SunEdison Inc.
(NYSE: SUNE) and Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD). Free technical
research on AMAT, XOM, SUNE and RAD can be downloaded upon signing
up at:
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Shares in Applied Materials Inc. gained 2.49%, finishing Friday's
session at $20.18. The stock
fluctuated between $19.69 and $20.29
during the session with a trading volume of 12.62 million shares as
compared to a three months average volume of 13.23 million shares.
The company's stock traded at a PE ratio of 26.90. Shares in
Applied Materials Inc. have fallen by 0.88% in the previous three
trading sessions, while the same have gained 6.43% in the last one
month and 14.14% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Information
Technology Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.47% during the trading
session and the same has charted up 1.03% in the previous three
months. Furthermore, the stock indicated a Relative Strength Index
(RSI) of 62.43 and is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving
averages of $18.50 and $17.10, respectively. Sign up today to read free
research on AMAT at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/586-AMAT-31Mar2014.pdf
On Friday, shares in Exxon Mobil Corp. ended the session at
$97.70, up 1.52%. A total of 12.32
million shares were traded as compared to a three months average
volume of 12.45 million shares. During the session, the stock
traded between $96.47 and $97.97 and
traded at a PE ratio of 13.26. Exxon Mobil Corp.'s shares have
advanced 2.94% in the previous three trading sessions and 1.49% in
the last one month, while the same have fallen by 3.46% on YTD
basis. The S&P 500 Energy Sector Index mapped a gain of 1.24%
during the trading session and 2.29% in the last one month.
Further, the stock has an RSI of 64.47 and is trading above its
50-day and 200-day moving averages of $94.39 and $92.44,
respectively. Sign up today to read free research on XOM at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/586-XOM-31Mar2014.pdf
SunEdison Inc.'s shares finished Friday's session at $18.86 with a total volume of 13.40 million
shares traded which is above the three months average volume of
12.22 million shares. The stock vacillated between $18.55 and $19.27 during the session. Shares in
SunEdison Inc. have gained 2.72% in the last one month, 45.98% in
the previous three months, and 44.52% on YTD basis. The S&P 500
Information Technology Sector Index mapped a loss of 1.46% during
the previous three trading sessions and 0.61% in the last one
month. Additionally, the stock indicated an RSI of 49.80 and is
trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of
$17.09 and $11.74, respectively. Sign up today to read free
research on SUNE at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/586-SUNE-31Mar2014.pdf
Rite Aid Corp.'s stock closed Friday's session at $6.43, which is 0.78% higher than the previous
day's closing price of $6.38. A total
of 12.04 million shares were traded as compared to a three months
average volume of 21.72 million shares. The stock oscillated
between $6.34 and $6.53 during the
trading session and traded at a PE ratio of 15.71. Shares in Rite
Aid Corp. have lost 3.60% in the previous three trading sessions
and 2.43% in the last one month, while the same have gained 27.08%
on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector Index mapped
a gain of 0.37% during the trading session and 1.28% in the last
one month. Moreover, the stock indicated an RSI of 47.24 and is
trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of
$6.21 and $4.80, respectively. Sign up today to read free
research on RAD at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/586-RAD-31Mar2014.pdf
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