NEW YORK, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The trading session on Friday, April 4,
2014 ended on a lower note as the Dow Jones Industrial
Average finished at 16,412.71, down 0.96% and the NASDAQ Composite
closed at 4,127.73, down 2.60%. The S&P 500 finished the
session 1.25% lower at 1,865.09. During the session, the
Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, and
Materials sectors witnessed high selling pressure that negatively
impacted the broader market. Investor-Edge looks at some of the
equities which attracted the most attention and traded the most
shares during the session. These include DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:
DRYS), Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE: WLT), Windstream Holdings Inc.
(NASDAQ: WIN) and Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP). Free technical
research on DRYS, WLT, WIN and AVP can be downloaded upon signing
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On Friday, DryShips Inc.'s stock recorded heavy trading volume of
11.33 million shares. The stock traded at an intraday trading range
of $3.15 and $3.33, before closing the day at $3.26, up 1.56%. DryShips Inc.'s shares have
declined 0.61% in the past three trading sessions, 18.91% in the
last one month and 30.64% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Industrials
Sector Index mapped a gain of 1.15% in the previous three months,
while the S&P 500 advanced 1.48% during the same period. The
stock is trading above its 200-day moving average. DryShips Inc.'s
50-day moving average of $3.52 is
above its 200-day moving average of $3.08. The stock has a Relative Strength Index
(RSI) of 41.61. Sign up today to read free research on DRYS
at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/839-DRYS-07Apr2014.pdf
Walter Energy Inc. reported heavy trading volume of 8.46 million
shares on Friday. The stock ended the day at $8.15, up 0.25% and at an intraday range of
$8.10 and $8.65. Walter Energy Inc.'s shares have surged
6.26% in the previous three trading sessions, but the same have
plummeted 25.50% in the last one month and 50.99% on YTD basis. The
S&P 500 Materials Sector Index has gained 4.09% in the previous
three months, while the S&P 500 has advanced 1.48% during the
same period. The stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day
moving averages of $9.82 and
$12.97, respectively. The stock has
an RSI of 41.64. Sign up today to read free research on WLT at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/839-WLT-07Apr2014.pdf
On Friday, shares in Windstream Holdings Inc. recorded heavy
trading as a total of 9.37 million shares changed hands. The
stock's three-month average volume stood at 8.89 million shares.
The stock closed the day at $8.63, up
0.35% and with an intraday fluctuation between $8.46 and $8.63.
Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of
18.72. Windstream Holdings Inc.'s shares have gained 1.53% in
the past three trading sessions, 5.50% in the last one month, and
8.15% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Telecommunication Services
Sector Index gained 5.53% in the last one month, while the S&P
500 fell 0.69% during the same period. The stock is trading above
its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $7.97 and $8.14,
respectively. The company's shares have an RSI of 63.14. Sign up
today to read free research on WIN at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/839-WIN-07Apr2014.pdf
Shares in Avon Products Inc. reported heavy trading volume of 9.35
million shares during Friday's trading session, which is above its
three-month average volume of 4.27 million shares. The stock ended
the day at $15.07, up 2.66% and at an
intraday range of $14.56 and
$15.07. Shares of the company traded
at a PE ratio of 14.63. Avon Products Inc.'s shares have gained
2.45% in the previous three trading sessions and 0.33% in the last
one month, while the same have declined 12.49% on YTD basis. The
S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector Index has advanced 0.92% in the
last one month, while the S&P 500 has fallen by 0.69% during
the same period. The stock is trading above its 50-day moving
average of $14.91. The stock has a
Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 54.93. Sign up today to read free
research on AVP at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/839-AVP-07Apr2014.pdf
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