LONDON, March 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The trading session on Thursday, March
20, 2014 ended on a positive 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 as
nine out of ten sectors ended the session in positive.
Investor-Edge looks at some of the equities which attracted the
most attention and traded the most shares during the session. These
include LSI Corp. (NASDAQ: LSI), Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:
OXY), North American Palladium Ltd (AMEX: PAL) and Standard Pacific
Corp. (NYSE: SPF). Free technical research on LSI, OXY, PAL and SPF
can be downloaded upon signing up at:
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On Thursday, LSI Corp.'s shares recorded heavy trading as a total
of 11.26 million shares changed hands, as compared with a
three-month average volume of 7.56 million shares. The stock traded
at an intraday trading range of $11.05 and $11.08,
before closing the day at $11.05,
down 0.23%. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 39.12.
LSI Corp.'s shares have fallen by 0.27% in the past three trading
sessions and 0.36% in the last one month, while gaining 0.14% on
YTD basis. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index
mapped a gain of 1.49% 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 200-day moving average of $8.78.
The stock is trading at a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 58.57.
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Shares in Occidental Petroleum Corp. witnessed heavy trading as a
total of 10.87 million shares changed hands, against a three-month
average volume of 3.85 million shares. On Thursday, the stock
finished the day at $92.93, down
2.32% and at an intraday range of $91.20 and $94.75.
Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 13.39. Occidental
Petroleum Corp.'s shares have fallen by 4.05% in the past three
trading sessions, 2.59% in the last one month, and 2.28% on YTD
basis. The S&P 500 Energy Sector Index mapped a loss of 0.43%
in the last three months, while the S&P 500 went up by 2.95%
during the same period. The stock is trading above its 200-day
moving average of $92.55. The
company's shares are trading at an RSI of 49.39. Sign up today to
read free research on OXY at:
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North American Palladium Ltd's shares reported heavy trading as a
total of 7.26 million shares changed hands on Thursday, as compared
with the three-month average volume of 5.83 million shares. The
stock closed the day at $0.46, up
12.44% and at an intraday range of $0.42 and $0.48.
North American Palladium Ltd's shares have surged 7.21% in the last
three trading sessions and 28.06% in the last one month, while
declining by 29.22% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Materials Sector
Index went up by 4.89% in the previous three months, while the
S&P 500 gained 2.95% during the same period. The stock is
trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of
$0.48 and $0.80, respectively. The company's shares are
trading at an RSI of 44.46. Sign up today to read free research on
PAL at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/389-PAL-.pdf
Standard Pacific Corp.'s stock recorded heavy trading on Thursday
as a total of 5.54 million shares were exchanged, against a
three-month average volume of 3.51 million shares. On Thursday, the
stock finished the day at $8.60, down
2.71% and with an intraday fluctuation between $8.58 and $8.89.
Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 18.30. Standard
Pacific Corp.'s shares have fallen by 4.97% on YTD basis, while
advancing 0.82% in the past three trading sessions and 1.42% in the
last one month. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index
gained 1.73% in the last month, while the S&P 500 went up by
1.75% during the same period. The stock is trading above its
200-day moving average of $8.21. The
company's shares have an RSI of 53.20. Sign up today to read free
research on SPF at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/389-SPF-.pdf
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