LONDON, March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
On Tuesday, March 18, 2014, the
NASDAQ Composite finished at 4,333.31, up 1.25%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average closed the session at 16,336.19, up 0.55% and
the S&P 500 ended the day at 1,872.25, higher by 0.72%. The
gains were broad based with 9 of 10 sectors ending the session in
positive. Investor-Edge looks at some of the equities that hit a
new 52-week high during the last session. These include US Silica
Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SLCA), RPC Inc. (NYSE: RES), Callaway Golf Co.
(NYSE: ELY), and PetroQuest Energy Inc. (NYSE: PQ). Free technical
research on SLCA, RES, ELY and PQ can be downloaded upon signing up
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Shares in US Silica Holdings Inc. fluctuated in the range of
$35.99 and $37.25 during Tuesday's session, hitting a new
52-week high of $37.25. The stock
reported a gain of 2.72%, closing the day at $36.95. A total of 1.85 million shares were
traded, which is above the 3-month average volume of 1.65 million
shares. The company's shares have surged 23.17% in the last one
month and 15.54% in the previous three months. The S&P 500
Materials Sector Index have gained 2.85% in the last one month and
5.85% in the previous three months. Shares of the company were
traded at a PE ratio of 24.87 and were up 8.33% on YTD basis. The
stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of
$31.37 and $28.17, respectively. Additionally, shares of the
company are trading at the Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 69.86.
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On Tuesday, RPC Inc.'s stock closed the day at $19.76, up 2.17%, hitting a new 52-week high of
$19.98. The stock recorded a trading
volume of 1.98 million shares, compared with the 3-month average
volume of 1.13 million shares. RPC Inc.'s shares traded at a PE
ratio of 6.08 and were up 10.70% on YTD basis. Shares of the
company have advanced 7.57% in the last one month and 12.34% in the
previous three months. The S&P 500 Energy Sector Index mapped a
gain of 0.78% during the session and the same has advanced 1.57%
during the previous three trading sessions. The stock is trading
above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. RPC Inc.'s 50-day
moving average of $18.14 is above the
200-day moving average of $16.32.
Moreover, the company's shares were trading at the Relative
Strength Index (RSI) of 62.63. Sign up today to read free research
on RES at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/326-RES-19Mar2014.pdf
Callaway Golf Co.'s stock gained 5.68%, finishing the day at
$9.49, hitting a new 52-week high of
$9.53. The stock recorded a trading
volume of 2.07 million shares, compared with the 3-month average
volumes of 0.85 million shares during the Tuesday's session. The
company's shares have gained 12.57% on YTD basis. Shares of
Callaway Golf Co. have surged 13.52% in the last one month and
19.22% in the previous three months. The S&P 500 Consumer
Discretionary Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.44% during the
session and the same has advanced 1.80% during the last one month.
The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages
of $8.53 and $7.68, respectively. Furthermore, the company's
shares were trading at the Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 64.93.
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Shares in PetroQuest Energy Inc. finished Tuesday's session at
$5.80, resulting in a 4.32% gain,
after hitting new 52-weeks high of $5.85. A total of 1.75 million shares were
traded, as compared to the 3-months average volume of 0.74 million
shares. The stock traded between $5.56 and
$5.85 during the trading session. The company's shares have
surged 33.33% in the last one month and 52.63% in the previous
three months. PetroQuest Energy Inc.'s stocks traded at a PE ratio
of 32.22 and were up 34.26% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Energy
Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.78% during the session and charted
up by 1.40% during the last one month. The stock is trading above
its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The company's 50-day moving
average of $4.37 is above the 200-day
moving average of $4.33. The RSI of
PetroQuest Energy Inc. stood at 76.86. Sign up today to read free
research on PQ at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/326-PQ-19Mar2014.pdf
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