LONDON, April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The trading session on Wednesday, April
2, 2014 ended on a higher note as the Dow Jones Industrial
Average finished at 16,573.00, up 0.24% and the NASDAQ Composite
closed at 4,276.46, up 0.20%. The S&P 500 finished the session
0.29% higher at 1,890.90. The gains were broad based as eight out
of ten sectors posted gains. Investor-Edge looks at some of the
equities which attracted the most attention and traded the most
shares during the session. These include United States Steel Corp.
(NYSE: X), American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG), Petroleo
Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR/A) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT).
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United States Steel Corp.'s shares saw trading of 5.65 million
shares, against a three-month average volume of 7.16 million
shares. On Wednesday, the stock closed the day at $27.61, down 0.25% and with an intraday
fluctuation between $27.14 and
$27.76. United States Steel Corp.'s shares have advanced
1.62% in the past three trading sessions and 14.00% in the last one
month, while the stock has declined 6.41% on YTD basis. The S&P
500 Materials Sector Index gained 2.37% in the previous three
trading sessions, while the S&P 500 advanced 1.79% during the
same period. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day
moving averages of $25.59 and
$23.27, respectively. The stock has a
Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 65.12. Sign up today to read free
research on X at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/738-X-03Apr2014.pdf
Shares in American International Group Inc. recorded heavy trading
as a total of 7.24 million shares changed hands, against a
three-month average volume of 9.75 million shares. On Wednesday,
the stock finished the day at $50.56,
up 1.18% and at an intraday range of $50.01 and $50.58.
The company's shares traded at a PE ratio of 11.05. American
International Group Inc.'s shares have gained 1.36% in the previous
three trading sessions and 1.59% in the last one month, while the
same has edged lower by 0.96% on YTD basis. The S&P 500
Financials Sector Index mapped a gain of 3.23% in the previous
three months, while the S&P 500 gained 3.22% during the same
period. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving
averages of $49.33 and $48.78, respectively. The company's shares have
an RSI of 51.89. Sign up today to read free research on AIG at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/738-AIG-03Apr2014.pdf
On Wednesday, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.'s shares recorded heavy
trading as a total of 16.75 million shares changed hands, as
compared with the three-month average volume of 10.71 million
shares. The stock traded at an intraday trading range of
$13.90 and $14.62, before closing the day at $14.54, up 4.38%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.'s
shares have gained 4.60% in the past three trading sessions and
24.70% in the last one month, while the same has declined 1.02% on
YTD basis. The S&P 500 Energy Sector Index mapped a gain of
3.15% in the previous one month, while the S&P 500 advanced
1.69% during the same period. The stock is trading above its 50-day
moving average. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.'s 200-day moving average
of $14.68 is above its 50-day moving
average of $12.06. The company's
shares have an RSI of 72.13. Sign up today to read free research on
PBR/A at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/738-PBR/A-03Apr2014.pdf
Shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recorded heavy trading as a total of
6.08 million shares changed hands on Wednesday, as compared with
the three-month average volume of 7.05 million shares. The stock
ended the day at $77.18, up 0.53% and
at an intraday range of $76.34 and
$77.19. The stock traded at a PE
ratio of 15.22. The company's shares have advanced 1.54% in the
previous three trading sessions and 3.32% in the last one month,
while the stock has fallen by 1.92% on YTD basis. The S&P 500
Consumer Staples Sector Index advanced 0.66% in the previous three
trading sessions, while the S&P 500 gained 1.79% during the
same period. The company's shares are trading above their 50-day
and 200-day moving averages of $74.76
and $76.08, respectively. The stock
has an RSI of 61.25. Sign up today to read free research on WMT
at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/738-WMT-03Apr2014.pdf
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