LONDON, March 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

The trading session on Thursday, March 20, 2014 ended on a higher note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,331.05, up 0.67% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,319.29, up 0.27%. The S&P 500 finished the session 0.60% higher at 1,872.01. The gains were broad based with 9 of 10 sectors ended the session in positive. Investor-Edge looks at some of the equities which traded the most shares during the session. These include FullStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX), Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB), Mast Therapeutics Inc. (NYSE MKT: MSTX) and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (NYSE: SBS). Free technical research on SBUX, GGB, MSTX and SBS can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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On Thursday, Starbucks Corp.'s shares recorded heavy trading as a total of 6.91 million shares changed hands, as compared with the three-month average volume of 6.27 million shares. The stock traded at an intraday trading range of $75.60 and $77.13, before closing the day at $76.96, up 1.38%. Starbucks Corp.'s shares have gained 3.74% in the past three trading sessions, 4.63% in the last one month, while the same has declined 1.83% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index mapped a gain of 1.73% in the last one month, while the S&P 500 went up by 1.75% during the same period. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $73.67 and $74.06, respectively. The stock is trading at a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 60.94. Sign up today to read free research on SBUX at:

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Shares in Gerdau S.A. recorded heavy trading as a total of 6.26 million shares changed hands, against a three-month average volume of 4.96 million shares. On Thursday, the stock finished the day at $6.10, up 0.16% and at an intraday range of $5.95 and $6.18. Gerdau S.A.'s shares have advanced 1.67% in the past three trading sessions, while the same has fallen by 5.72% in the last one month and 22.19% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Materials Sector Index mapped a gain of 4.89% in the last three months, while the S&P 500 went up by 2.95% during the same period. The stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $6.70 and $7.03, respectively. The company's shares are trading at an RSI of 41.47. Sign up today to read free research on GGB at:

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Mast Therapeutics Inc.'s shares registered heavy trading as a total of 21.52 million shares changed hands on Thursday, as compared with the three-month average volume of 4.04 million shares. The stock closed the day at $0.83, up 12.12% and at an intraday range of $0.72 and $0.93. The company's shares have surged 8.95% in the previous three trading sessions, 99.52% in the last three months and 79.08% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index went up by 7.91% in the last three months, while the S&P 500 gained 2.95% during the same period. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $0.81 and $0.55, respectively. The company's shares have an RSI of 39.47. Sign up today to read free research on MSTX at:

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Shares in Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo recorded heavy trading as a total of 7.16 million shares were exchanged, against a three-month average volume of 2.33 million shares. On Thursday, the stock finished the day at $8.39, down 6.57% and with an intraday fluctuation between $8.38 and $8.87. Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo's shares have lost 3.01% in the past three trading sessions, and 26.01% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Utilities Sector Index advanced 6.11% in the last three months, while the S&P 500 went up by 2.95% during the same period. The stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $9.41 and $10.06, respectively. The company's shares have an RSI of 46.40. Sign up today to read free research on SBS at:

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