NEW YORK, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The trading session on Friday, April 4,
2014 ended on a lower note as the S&P 500 finished the
session 1.25% lower at 1,865.09 and the NASDAQ Composite closed at
4,127.73, down 2.60%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at
16,412.71, down 0.96%. During the session, nine out of ten sectors
ended the session in negative. The S&P 500 Financials Sector
Index finished the day at 298.76, down 1.15%, and the index has
edged 0.70% lower in the last one month. Investor-Edge has
initiated coverage on the following equities: Unum Group (NYSE:
UNM), Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL), Assurant Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) and
ProAssurance Corp. (NYSE: PRA). Free technical research on UNM,
AFL, AIZ and PRA can be downloaded upon signing up at:
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On Friday, Unum Group's stock
finished the session 1.72% lower at $34.79. The stock recorded a trading volume of
1.00 million shares as compared with its three months average
volume of 1.51 million shares. The stock fluctuated between
$34.78 and $35.67 during the session.
Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 10.56. Unum Group's
stocks have declined 1.81% in the previous three trading sessions,
2.44% in the last one month, and 0.83% on YTD basis. The stock is
trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Unum Group's
50-day moving average of $34.15 is
above its 200-day moving average of $32.44. Moreover, shares of the company have a
Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 47.55. Sign up today to read free
research on UNM at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/838-UNM-07Apr2014.pdf
Aflac Inc.'s stock registered a trading volume of 1.34 million
shares, as compared with its three months average volume of 1.97
million shares. The stock ended the day at $63.28, down 1.16% after vacillating between
$63.22 and $64.47. Shares of the company traded at a PE
ratio of 10.25. Aflac Inc.'s shares have fallen by 0.06% in the
previous three trading sessions, 2.97% in the last one month and
5.27% on YTD basis. The company's stock is trading above its 50-day
and 200-day moving averages. Aflac Inc.'s 50-day moving average of
$63.18 is above its 200-day moving
average of $62.91. Additionally,
shares of the company have an RSI of 48.25. Sign up today to read
free research on AFL at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/838-AFL-07Apr2014.pdf
On Friday, shares in Assurant Inc. fell 1.22% to close the day at
$65.61. A total of 0.34 million
shares were traded, which is below its three months average volume
of 0.66 million shares. The stock oscillated between $65.58 and $66.83 during the trading session.
Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 10.67. Assurant
Inc.'s shares have fallen by 0.29% in the previous three trading
sessions, 2.24% in the last one month, and 1.15% on YTD basis. The
stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
Assurant Inc.'s 50-day moving average of $65.11 is above its 200-day moving average of
$59.95. Moreover, shares of the
company have an RSI of 50.92. Sign up today to read free research
on AIZ at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/838-AIZ-07Apr2014.pdf
ProAssurance Corp.'s stock reported a trading volume of 0.20
million shares, as compared with its three months average volume of
0.28 million shares. The stock ended the day at $44.79, down 1.15% and at an intraday range of
$44.77 and $45.67. Shares of the company traded at a PE
ratio of 12.88. ProAssurance Corp.'s shares have gained 0.34% in
the previous three trading sessions, while the same has declined
0.73% in the last one month and 7.61% on YTD basis. The stock is
trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. ProAssurance
Corp.'s 200-day moving average of $47.56 is above its 50-day moving average of
$45.13. Furthermore, the shares of
the company have an RSI of 52.21. Sign up today to read free
research on PRA at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/838-PRA-07Apr2014.pdf
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