LONDON, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The trading session on Monday, March 17,
2014, ended on a positive note as the S&P 500 finished
at 1,858.83, up 0.96%; the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,279.95, up
0.81%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session 1.13%
higher at 16,247.22. The gains were broad based as all the 10
sectors finished higher. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index
finished the day at 296.36, up 1.04%, and the same has advanced
1.77% in the last one month. Investor-Edge.com has initiated
coverage on the following equities: Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL), Unum
Group. (NYSE: UNM), Assurant Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), and ProAssurance
Corporation (NYSE: PRA). Free research on these four companies can
be accessed at:
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On Monday, Aflac Inc.'s stock
edged 0.45% lower, finishing the session at $63.82. The stock recorded trading volume of 1.76
million shares as compared to a three months average volume of 1.94
million shares. The stock fluctuated between $63.66 and $64.61 during the session. Shares of
the company traded at a PE ratio of 10.34. Aflac Inc.'s shares have
fallen by 1.65% in the previous three trading session and 4.46% on
YTD basis, but they advanced 1.09% in the last one month. The
company's shares are trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving
averages. Aflac Inc.'s 50-day moving average of $63.66 is above the 200-day moving average of
$62.42. Moreover, the stock is
trading at the Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 51.18. Sign up and
read the free notes on AFL at:
http://www.Investor-Edge.com/03182014/AFL/report.pdf
Unum Group's stock saw a trading of 1.01 million shares, as
compared with a three months average volume of 1.52 million shares.
The stock ended the day at $35.08, up
0.57% and at an intraday range of $34.98 and $35.31.
Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 10.65. Unum's shares
have fallen by 1.65% in the previous three trading sessions, while
the same has gained 4.59% in the last one month. The company's
shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
Unum Group's 50-day moving average of $33.90 is above the 200-day moving average of
$31.93. Furthermore, the stock is
trading at the Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 54.43. The
complimentary notes on UNM can be downloaded as in PDF format
at:
http://www.Investor-Edge.com/03182014/UNM/report.pdf
On Monday, Assurant Inc.'s stock advanced 0.52% to close at
$65.71. A total of 0.50 million
shares were traded, which is below the three months average volume
of 0.66 million. The stock oscillated between $65.56 and $66.31 during the trading session.
Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 10.68. Assurant's
shares has fallen by 0.29% in the previous three trading session
and 0.99% on YTD basis. The company's shares have advanced 2.59% in
the last one month. The stock is trading above its 50-day and
200-day moving averages. Assurant Inc.'s 50-day moving average of
$65.59 is above the 200-day moving
average of $58.81. Furthermore, the
stock is trading at the Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 48.92.
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on AIZ at:
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Shares in ProAssurance Corp. recorded a trading volume of 0.21
million shares, as compared with a three months average volume of
0.25 million shares. The stock ended the day at $43.88, up 0.41% after vacillating between
$43.61 and $44.09. Shares of the company traded at a PE
ratio of 12.62. ProAssurance Corp.'s shares have lost 1.35% in the
previous three trading sessions, 7.47% in the last one month, and
9.49% on YTD basis. The company's shares are trading below its
50-day and 200-days moving averages. ProAssurance Corp.'s 200-day
moving average of $48.09 is above the
50-day moving average of $46.09.
Additionally, shares of the company are trading at the Relative
Strength Index (RSI) of 31.17. The complete research on PRA is
available for free at:
http://www.Investor-Edge.com/03182014/PRA/report.pdf
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