Best Stocks for 2012 Aluminum stock Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced this week that it will be taking a significant one-time charge from moves to cut smelting capacity. In the short term, this might seem like trouble — with Alcoa stock down more than 2% at the open Friday — but buy-and-hold investors might want to buy in on this dip.
AA stock has seen better days, to be sure. Shares are off about 70% from early 2008 and down about 40% in the past year. But the fact is Alcoa fundamentals are improving, in large part because of restructuring moves like this one that provide short-term pain but make the aluminum giant much more competitive in the long run. Alcoa remains my pick for one of the 10 best investments to buy and hold for all of 2012.
Here are the specifics of the recent charges: Alcoa will write off 15 to 16 cents per share in its fourth-quarter results thanks to moves that cut about 12% of its global smelting capacity. It will permanently close a smelter in Tennessee, along with two of six idled potlines at a Texas facility. Further curtailments will be announced “in the near future,” the company said.
Why would cutting back capacity be a good thing? Well, for one, demand is weaker after the financial crisis. Durable goods and construction products using aluminum just aren’t selling as fast as they used to. But another important reason is that aluminum prices are very soft, off about 27% from peak levels in 2011, and slashing supply will provide a floor for the price of Alcoa’s aluminum that it provides to manufacturers.
True, Best Stock to buy for 2012 Alcoa isn’t sexy. It’s a stodgy Dow Jones component that is hardly a 21st century company like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). And true, the headwinds Alcoa faces are obvious and pretty significant.
But Wall Street has unfairly battered this industrial giant, and that creates a big opportunity for buy-and-hold investors.
Alcoa is a bargain. AA stock hasn’t seen the $9 level since spring 2009. Do you really have less confidence in the economy than you did almost three years ago, when the sting of the financial crisis was fresh in all our minds? Alcoa has a forward P/E of about 10 right now and a price/book of less than 0.7, so the depressed pricing seems to be an overreaction.
Fundamentally, Alcoa is looking better than you might think, too. Alcoa has seen year-over-year profit increases in each of the last eight quarters. It also has seen revenue go up year-over-year for seven straight quarters.
There’s also a modest 1.3% dividend to sweeten the pot, with the potential of an increase in 2012. That payment has been stagnant since March 2009, and stability in the company might mean a decent uptick in the quarterly payday for shareholders, since a dividend increase is long overdue.
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Top Ten Best Stocks to Invest in India
Top Ten Stocks to Buy in India
How do select a stock to invest to get Multibagger profits, Stock Selection in Stock Market is not a easy job. Thousands of companies listed and available for trading and investment. Retail investors have no chance to made best investment without Fundamental Research and Technical Analysis. This post provides a short list of “Top Ten Stocks” to invest for 2011 and 2012 years in India. This post provides list of stocks and sector based on fundamental equity research reports, but reports data can’t provide here for lot of stocks.Following table provides Top Ten Shares, a mix of strong fundamental stocks and some high risk scrips. For example, In “Portfolio Management” large caps yield low returns with low volatile in bear market means protects capital. High risk stocks having high beta values may earn high profits in bull market means appreciation of capital. Following “Portfolio Stocks” may subject to change based on Performance of Stocks and Equity Market conditions. Investors consider the following scrips to add to Investment Portfolio. Stocks selected from Small and Mid caps.
Stocks data update every month to choose Best Top Ten Stocks. Following stocks selected based on various Company News and Equity Research reports.
| No: | Name of Stock | Sector | Best Stocks, Why? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NTPC | Power | Low risk low return, Shock absorber to portfolio in volatile markets. |
| 2 | Patel Engineering | Infrastructure | One of the fundamental pick with lot of subsidiaries and Business model can add value to Money. |
| 3 | SEL Manufacturing | Textiles | High risk scrip with low price earning, May turns Multibagger, single risk to this counter is high interest expenditure. |
| 4 | NDTV | Media | One of the top Media scrip with growth potentials. |
| 5 | SBI | Banking | Leading nationalized bank with sufficient capitalized. |
| 6 | HDIL | Realty | High risk and High return scrip, can zoom in bull market with high beta value. |
| 7 | Hindustan Unilever Limited | FMCG | Leading Consumer player. Highest population and Purchasing capacity can maintains company profits. FMCG sector is shock absorber when markets fall. |
| 8 | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | Pharma | Now a days need of new drugs is necessary. |
| 9 | Reliance Broadcast | Media | Major expansion plans on card to place in one of the top broadcaster. |
| 10 | Career Point Info | Education and Training | Education is a Fast growing sector and lot of space available for future developments. |
Invest 2012: Best Energy Companies to invest in
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Invest 2012: Best Energy Companies to invest in
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Invest 2012: Best Energy Companies to invest in
Best Energy El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (EPB)
El Paso Pipeline Partners are a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership formed by El Paso Corporation to own and operate natural gas transportation pipelines, storage and other midstream assets. Their initial assets consist of Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd., or WIC, a wholly-owned interstate pipelinetransportation business primarily located in Wyoming and Colorado and ten percent general partner interests in two interstate pipeline transportation businesses: Colorado Interstate Gas Company, or CIG, which is located in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, and Southern Natural Gas Company, or SNG, which is located in the southeastern United States.
Best Energy Companies to invest 2012: Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (DRC)
Dresser-Rand Group is among the largest global suppliers of rotating equipment solutions to the worldwide oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries. Their services and products are used for a wide range of applications, including oil and gas production, high-pressure field injection and enhanced oil recovery, pipelines, refinery processes, natural gas processing, and petrochemical production.
Best Energy Companies to invest 2012: Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc. (DGAS)
Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. is a regulated public utility. As a result of acquisitions and expansions of its customer base within its existing service areas, Delta provides retail gas distribution service to customers in central and southeastern Kentucky and, additionally, provides transportation service to industrial customers and interconnected pipelines located in the area.
Best Energy Companies to invest 2012: Linn Energy, LLC (LINE)
Linn Energy, LLC is an independent oil and gas company focused on the development and acquisition of long-lived properties which complement its asset profile in producing basins within the United States. Its goal is to provide stability and growth in distributions to our unitholders through a combination of continued successful drilling and acquisitions.
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Invest 2012: Best Energy Companies to invest in
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Invest 2012: Best Energy Companies to invest in
Best Energy El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (EPB)
El Paso Pipeline Partners are a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership formed by El Paso Corporation to own and operate natural gas transportation pipelines, storage and other midstream assets. Their initial assets consist of Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd., or WIC, a wholly-owned interstate pipelinetransportation business primarily located in Wyoming and Colorado and ten percent general partner interests in two interstate pipeline transportation businesses: Colorado Interstate Gas Company, or CIG, which is located in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, and Southern Natural Gas Company, or SNG, which is located in the southeastern United States.
Best Energy Companies to invest 2012: Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (DRC)
Dresser-Rand Group is among the largest global suppliers of rotating equipment solutions to the worldwide oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries. Their services and products are used for a wide range of applications, including oil and gas production, high-pressure field injection and enhanced oil recovery, pipelines, refinery processes, natural gas processing, and petrochemical production.
Best Energy Companies to invest 2012: Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc. (DGAS)
Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. is a regulated public utility. As a result of acquisitions and expansions of its customer base within its existing service areas, Delta provides retail gas distribution service to customers in central and southeastern Kentucky and, additionally, provides transportation service to industrial customers and interconnected pipelines located in the area.
Best Energy Companies to invest 2012: Linn Energy, LLC (LINE)
Linn Energy, LLC is an independent oil and gas company focused on the development and acquisition of long-lived properties which complement its asset profile in producing basins within the United States. Its goal is to provide stability and growth in distributions to our unitholders through a combination of continued successful drilling and acquisitions.
Markets Need to Get Off the Juice
In recent weeks, I’ve been focusing all my efforts on large- and mid-cap stocks, especially those with strong balance sheets and consistent free cash flow. Many of these rock-solid companies offer a degree of stability in this choppy market and are currently trading at outstandingly cheap values. In effect, they allow you to play offense while being defensive.
On the flip side, small- and micro-cap stocks are far less resilient. As investors continue their “flight to quality,” these stocks are being deeply shunned. Until we have a clear sense of the potential duration and depth of a possible looming recession, investors will keep selling off smaller company stocks.
But there’s a curious twist to this oft-repeated cycle. When the recession finally arrives (which is still not a given), small stocks tend to actually outperform. We’re now cycling through the 20-year anniversary of just such a move, and you need to watch for signs of another breakout.
Back in 1990, the U.S. economy was quickly losing steam when gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell from a robust 4.2% in the first quarter to -3.5% in the fourth quarter. This should have spooked small-cap investors. Instead, they started to buying aggressively, anticipating the eventual economic rebound.
The Russell 2000 Index of small-cap stocks bottomed out at the end of the third quarter of 1990 at 119, but it would hit 144 by year-end (even though the economy slumped badly that quarter), and would hit 178 by the following May. That’s a 50% gain in just seven months, even though the economic data painted a bleak picture. (The index went up to about 200 by the end of 1991, even though GDP growth didn’t prove to be robust until the first quarter of 1992.)
The key takeaway: small caps represent great buying opportunities, even when the economy looks scary, so it pays to keep a watch list prepared. Here are three small-cap stocks that could double or even triple in value when the Russell 2000 finally rebounds. It may take a few years for this to fully play out, but the upward move may come sooner than you think.
1. Power One (Nasdaq: PWER)
This is a solid company stuck in a tough industry. Power One makes a range of power conversion and power-management components. The company has had notable recent success with inverters that help solar panels and wind turbines convert their variable power generation into energy flow that is suitable to feed into electricity grids. This has proved to be a choppy business, because the renewable fuels industry has seen major peaks and valleys. Still, Power One is taking market share from rivals, maintaining sales levels while rivals see sharp drops.
Power One is likely to post flat sales this year of $1 billion. Earnings per share (EPS) are expected to fall about 20% to around $0.90 this year. Growth is likely to resume in 2012 at a moderate double-digit pace as stalled power projects finally come to fruition. Meanwhile, shares trade for just five times trailing earnings. As business moves back up onto a growth trajectory, look for the multiple to move up into the low teens, implying at least a double for this beaten-down name.
2. Exide Technologies (Nasdaq: XIDE)
In keeping with the energy/power theme, this auto battery maker has been too sharply discounted. (I recently suggested Exide could be part of a paired trade strategy.) The company had seen profits slump as lead prices surged. Lead is Exide’s biggest raw material expense.
The company belatedly pushed through price increases for its batteries, which should help profits rebound. As a further tailwind, lead prices are finally in retreat. They peaked above $1.30 a pound in the spring, and are now $1.05. As those factors finally hit the income statement, look for much better quarterly results. In a stable pricing environment, Exide’s annual operating income could hit $200 million, which is more than half of the stock’s current market value. Simply applying a multiple of five on normalized operating income would make this stock triple.
3. KIT Digital (Nasdaq: KITD)
This is a very promising — and hugely frustrating — company. KIT has built an impressive suite of products to help companies develop sophisticated video services on a wide range of platforms. Thanks to an acquisition spree, the company now has a broad set of tools to offer, which is fueling 100% sales growth this year and projected 40% sales growth (to $300 million) in 2012. To pay for these deals, the company has raised fresh capital several times. The number of shares outstanding keeps rising — from 7 million in 2009 to a recent 33 million — and shares take a big hit every time another capital raise is announced.
Management is expected to finally stop issuing fresh equity, which should enable investors to focus on the attractive core business. Recent major contract wins with John Malone’s Liberty Global and Korea’s LG should help KIT to post very solid growth metrics in coming quarters. This sub-$10 stock could move north of $20 when quarterly results are more robust and investors finally can trust that no more capital raises will be needed. A $20 target price implies a target 2012 EBITDA (earnings before interest, debt, depreciation and amortization) multiple of just 10, which is quite reasonable for a high-growth stock like this.
On the flip side, small- and micro-cap stocks are far less resilient. As investors continue their “flight to quality,” these stocks are being deeply shunned. Until we have a clear sense of the potential duration and depth of a possible looming recession, investors will keep selling off smaller company stocks.
But there’s a curious twist to this oft-repeated cycle. When the recession finally arrives (which is still not a given), small stocks tend to actually outperform. We’re now cycling through the 20-year anniversary of just such a move, and you need to watch for signs of another breakout.
Back in 1990, the U.S. economy was quickly losing steam when gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell from a robust 4.2% in the first quarter to -3.5% in the fourth quarter. This should have spooked small-cap investors. Instead, they started to buying aggressively, anticipating the eventual economic rebound.
The Russell 2000 Index of small-cap stocks bottomed out at the end of the third quarter of 1990 at 119, but it would hit 144 by year-end (even though the economy slumped badly that quarter), and would hit 178 by the following May. That’s a 50% gain in just seven months, even though the economic data painted a bleak picture. (The index went up to about 200 by the end of 1991, even though GDP growth didn’t prove to be robust until the first quarter of 1992.)
The key takeaway: small caps represent great buying opportunities, even when the economy looks scary, so it pays to keep a watch list prepared. Here are three small-cap stocks that could double or even triple in value when the Russell 2000 finally rebounds. It may take a few years for this to fully play out, but the upward move may come sooner than you think.
1. Power One (Nasdaq: PWER)
This is a solid company stuck in a tough industry. Power One makes a range of power conversion and power-management components. The company has had notable recent success with inverters that help solar panels and wind turbines convert their variable power generation into energy flow that is suitable to feed into electricity grids. This has proved to be a choppy business, because the renewable fuels industry has seen major peaks and valleys. Still, Power One is taking market share from rivals, maintaining sales levels while rivals see sharp drops.
Power One is likely to post flat sales this year of $1 billion. Earnings per share (EPS) are expected to fall about 20% to around $0.90 this year. Growth is likely to resume in 2012 at a moderate double-digit pace as stalled power projects finally come to fruition. Meanwhile, shares trade for just five times trailing earnings. As business moves back up onto a growth trajectory, look for the multiple to move up into the low teens, implying at least a double for this beaten-down name.
2. Exide Technologies (Nasdaq: XIDE)
In keeping with the energy/power theme, this auto battery maker has been too sharply discounted. (I recently suggested Exide could be part of a paired trade strategy.) The company had seen profits slump as lead prices surged. Lead is Exide’s biggest raw material expense.
The company belatedly pushed through price increases for its batteries, which should help profits rebound. As a further tailwind, lead prices are finally in retreat. They peaked above $1.30 a pound in the spring, and are now $1.05. As those factors finally hit the income statement, look for much better quarterly results. In a stable pricing environment, Exide’s annual operating income could hit $200 million, which is more than half of the stock’s current market value. Simply applying a multiple of five on normalized operating income would make this stock triple.
3. KIT Digital (Nasdaq: KITD)
This is a very promising — and hugely frustrating — company. KIT has built an impressive suite of products to help companies develop sophisticated video services on a wide range of platforms. Thanks to an acquisition spree, the company now has a broad set of tools to offer, which is fueling 100% sales growth this year and projected 40% sales growth (to $300 million) in 2012. To pay for these deals, the company has raised fresh capital several times. The number of shares outstanding keeps rising — from 7 million in 2009 to a recent 33 million — and shares take a big hit every time another capital raise is announced.
Management is expected to finally stop issuing fresh equity, which should enable investors to focus on the attractive core business. Recent major contract wins with John Malone’s Liberty Global and Korea’s LG should help KIT to post very solid growth metrics in coming quarters. This sub-$10 stock could move north of $20 when quarterly results are more robust and investors finally can trust that no more capital raises will be needed. A $20 target price implies a target 2012 EBITDA (earnings before interest, debt, depreciation and amortization) multiple of just 10, which is quite reasonable for a high-growth stock like this.
Large Cap Stocks Hitting 52-Week Low Prices as Dow Jones Sets New Low
Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about 50 stocks that hit 52-week lows in today’s trading. Note that this list excludes all stocks with a market capitalization less than $10 billion:
1. Agilent Technologies Inc.(NYSE:A): Up 5.48% to $31.01. Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides core bio-analytical and electronic measurement solutions to the communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis industries. The Company’s operations include electronic measurement, bio-analytical measurement, semiconductor and board testing.
2. ABB Ltd.(NYSE:ABB): Up 1.77% to $16.71. ABB Limited provides power and automation technologies. The Company operates under segments that include power products, power systems, automation products, process automation and robotics.
3. Archer Daniels Midland Company(NYSE:ADM): Up 1.86% to $24.61. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and products. The Company processes oilseeds, corn, milo, oats, barley, peanuts, and wheat. Archer-Daniels-Midland also processes produce products which have primarily two end uses including food or feed ingredients.
4. Agrium Inc.(NYSE:AGU): Up 1.37% to $64.97. Agrium Inc. supplies nitrogen, potash and phosphate for agricultural, industrial, and specialty use. The Company operates throughout the America’s while it markets its products globally.
5. American International Group, Inc.(NYSE:AIG): Up 0.44% to $20.55. American International Group, Inc. is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries provides a varied range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United States and abroad. The Company’s main activities include both general insurance and life insurance & retirement services operations as well as financial services and asset management.
6. Applied Materials Inc.(NASDAQ:AMAT): Up 4.26% to $10.27. Applied Materials, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment and related spare parts for the worldwide semiconductor industry. The Company’s customers include semiconductor wafer and integrated circuit manufacturers, flat panel liquid crystal displays, solar photovoltaic cells and modules and other electronic devices manufacturers.
7. America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.(NYSE:AMX): Up 1.53% to $21.83. America Movil SAB de C.V. provides wireless communications services in all regions of Mexico. The Company also participates in telecommunications joint ventures in several other South American countries as well as in the United States.
8. Apache Corp.(NYSE:APA): Up 3.03% to $78.82. Apache Corporation is an independent energy company. The Company explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. The Company has operations in North America, onshore Egypt, offshore Western Australia, offshore the United Kingdom in the North Sea (North Sea), and onshore Argentina, as well as on the Chilean side of the island of Tierra del Fuego.
9. Air Products & Chemicals Inc.(NYSE:APD): Up 3.57% to $76.51. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. produces industrial gas and related industrial process equipment. The Company also produces and markets polymer chemicals, performance chemicals, and chemical intermediates. Air Products recovers and distributes oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, synthesis gas, and helium, as well as medical and specialty gases.
10. AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.(NYSE:AU): Down 1.2% to $40.21. AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a holding company for a group of companies which explore for and mine gold internationally. The Group has operations in the Vaal River and West Witwatersrand areas of South Africa as well as Namibia, Mali, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Tanzania and the United States.
11. Bank of America Corporation(NYSE:BAC): Up 4.16% to $5.76. Bank of America Corporation accepts deposits and offers banking, investing, asset management, and other financial and risk-management products and services. The Company has a mortgage lending subsidiary, and an investment banking and securities brokerage subsidiary.
12. Brookfield Asset Management Inc.(NYSE:BAM): Down 1.55% to $25.96. Brookfield Asset Management Inc is a global asset management company focused on property, infrastructure and renewable power. The Company owns office buildings in major business centers. Brookfield also owns and operates power generating plants, ports, railways, utilities and timberlands, and invests on behalf of third parties.
13. Banco Bradesco S.A.(NYSE:BBD): Up 2.36% to $14.75. Banco Bradesco S.A. attracts deposits and offers commercial banking services. The Bank offers business loans, personal credit, mortgages, lease financing, mutual funds, securities brokerage, and Internet banking services. Bradesco operates in Brazil and Argentina, the United States, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom. Bradesco offers credit cards, insurance, and pension funds.
14. BHP Billiton plc(NYSE:BBL): Up 4.8% to $53.76. BHP Billiton Plc is an international resources company. The Company’s principal business lines are mineral exploration and production, including coal, iron ore, gold, titanium, ferroalloys, nickel and copper concentrate, as well as petroleum exploration, production, and refining.
15. Becton, Dickinson and Company(NYSE:BDX): Up 2.12% to $72.34. Becton, Dickinson and Company manufactures and sells a variety of medical supplies and devices and diagnostic systems. The Company’s products are used by health care professionals, medical research institutions, and the general public. Becton’s products are marketed worldwide.
16. Franklin Resources Inc.(NYSE:BEN): Up 5.79% to $95.61. Franklin Resources, Inc. provides investment advisory services to mutual fund, retirement, institutional/separate accounts and high net worth investors. The Company manages various asset classes including domestic, international/global and emerging markets equity, domestic, international and municipal fixed income, money funds, alternative investments, and hedge funds.
17. BHP Billiton Ltd.(NYSE:BHP): Up 4.02% to $67.01. BHP Billiton Limited is an international resources company. The Company’s principal business lines are mineral exploration and production, including coal, iron ore, gold, titanium, ferroalloys, nickel and copper concentrate, as well as petroleum exploration, production, and refining.
18. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation(NYSE:BK): Up 6.21% to $18.82. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) is a global financial services company. The Company provides financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services.
19. BlackRock, Inc.(NYSE:BLK): Up 3.83% to $147.20. BlackRock, Inc. provides diversified investment management services to institutional clients and to retail investors through various investment vehicles. The Company offers the BlackRock Funds and Blackrock Liquidity Funds, and also provides risk management services to fixed income institutional investors.
20. Bank of Montreal(NYSE:BMO): Down 0.43% to $53.85. Bank of Montreal, doing business as BMO Financial Group, is a Canadian chartered bank which operates throughout the world. The Bank offers commercial, corporate, governmental, international, personal banking, and trust services. Bank of Montreal also offers full brokerage, underwriting, investment, and advisory services.
21. The Bank Of Nova Scotia(NYSE:BNS): Down 2% to $47.48. Bank of Nova Scotia provides retail, commercial, international, corporate, investment and private banking services and products.
22. BP plc(NYSE:BP): Up 0.57% to $35.42. BP plc is an oil and petrochemicals company. The Company explores for and produces oil and natural gas, refines, markets, and supplies petroleum products, generates solar energy, and manufactures and markets chemicals. BP’s chemicals include terephthalic acid, acetic acid, acrylonitrile, ethylene and polyethylene.
23. The Blackstone Group(NYSE:BX): Up 5.31% to $11.91. The Blackstone Group LP is a global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services. The firm’s asset management businesses include the management of corporate private equity funds, real estate funds, mezzanine funds, proprietary hedge funds and closed-end mutual funds. Blackstone also provides M&A and reorganization advisory, as well as private placement services.
24. Citigroup, Inc.(NYSE:C): Up 5.54% to $24.39. Citigroup Inc. is a diversified financial services holding company that provides a broad range of financial services to consumer and corporate customers around the world. The Company’s services include investment banking, retail brokerage, corporate banking, and cash management products and services.
25. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT): Up 2.82% to $72.54. Caterpillar Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets construction, mining, agricultural, and forestry machinery. The Company also manufactures engines and other related parts for its equipment, and offers financing and insurance. Caterpillar distributes its products through a worldwide organization of dealers.
1. Agilent Technologies Inc.(NYSE:A): Up 5.48% to $31.01. Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides core bio-analytical and electronic measurement solutions to the communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis industries. The Company’s operations include electronic measurement, bio-analytical measurement, semiconductor and board testing.
2. ABB Ltd.(NYSE:ABB): Up 1.77% to $16.71. ABB Limited provides power and automation technologies. The Company operates under segments that include power products, power systems, automation products, process automation and robotics.
3. Archer Daniels Midland Company(NYSE:ADM): Up 1.86% to $24.61. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and products. The Company processes oilseeds, corn, milo, oats, barley, peanuts, and wheat. Archer-Daniels-Midland also processes produce products which have primarily two end uses including food or feed ingredients.
4. Agrium Inc.(NYSE:AGU): Up 1.37% to $64.97. Agrium Inc. supplies nitrogen, potash and phosphate for agricultural, industrial, and specialty use. The Company operates throughout the America’s while it markets its products globally.
5. American International Group, Inc.(NYSE:AIG): Up 0.44% to $20.55. American International Group, Inc. is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries provides a varied range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United States and abroad. The Company’s main activities include both general insurance and life insurance & retirement services operations as well as financial services and asset management.
6. Applied Materials Inc.(NASDAQ:AMAT): Up 4.26% to $10.27. Applied Materials, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment and related spare parts for the worldwide semiconductor industry. The Company’s customers include semiconductor wafer and integrated circuit manufacturers, flat panel liquid crystal displays, solar photovoltaic cells and modules and other electronic devices manufacturers.
7. America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.(NYSE:AMX): Up 1.53% to $21.83. America Movil SAB de C.V. provides wireless communications services in all regions of Mexico. The Company also participates in telecommunications joint ventures in several other South American countries as well as in the United States.
8. Apache Corp.(NYSE:APA): Up 3.03% to $78.82. Apache Corporation is an independent energy company. The Company explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. The Company has operations in North America, onshore Egypt, offshore Western Australia, offshore the United Kingdom in the North Sea (North Sea), and onshore Argentina, as well as on the Chilean side of the island of Tierra del Fuego.
9. Air Products & Chemicals Inc.(NYSE:APD): Up 3.57% to $76.51. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. produces industrial gas and related industrial process equipment. The Company also produces and markets polymer chemicals, performance chemicals, and chemical intermediates. Air Products recovers and distributes oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, synthesis gas, and helium, as well as medical and specialty gases.
10. AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.(NYSE:AU): Down 1.2% to $40.21. AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a holding company for a group of companies which explore for and mine gold internationally. The Group has operations in the Vaal River and West Witwatersrand areas of South Africa as well as Namibia, Mali, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Tanzania and the United States.
11. Bank of America Corporation(NYSE:BAC): Up 4.16% to $5.76. Bank of America Corporation accepts deposits and offers banking, investing, asset management, and other financial and risk-management products and services. The Company has a mortgage lending subsidiary, and an investment banking and securities brokerage subsidiary.
12. Brookfield Asset Management Inc.(NYSE:BAM): Down 1.55% to $25.96. Brookfield Asset Management Inc is a global asset management company focused on property, infrastructure and renewable power. The Company owns office buildings in major business centers. Brookfield also owns and operates power generating plants, ports, railways, utilities and timberlands, and invests on behalf of third parties.
13. Banco Bradesco S.A.(NYSE:BBD): Up 2.36% to $14.75. Banco Bradesco S.A. attracts deposits and offers commercial banking services. The Bank offers business loans, personal credit, mortgages, lease financing, mutual funds, securities brokerage, and Internet banking services. Bradesco operates in Brazil and Argentina, the United States, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom. Bradesco offers credit cards, insurance, and pension funds.
14. BHP Billiton plc(NYSE:BBL): Up 4.8% to $53.76. BHP Billiton Plc is an international resources company. The Company’s principal business lines are mineral exploration and production, including coal, iron ore, gold, titanium, ferroalloys, nickel and copper concentrate, as well as petroleum exploration, production, and refining.
15. Becton, Dickinson and Company(NYSE:BDX): Up 2.12% to $72.34. Becton, Dickinson and Company manufactures and sells a variety of medical supplies and devices and diagnostic systems. The Company’s products are used by health care professionals, medical research institutions, and the general public. Becton’s products are marketed worldwide.
16. Franklin Resources Inc.(NYSE:BEN): Up 5.79% to $95.61. Franklin Resources, Inc. provides investment advisory services to mutual fund, retirement, institutional/separate accounts and high net worth investors. The Company manages various asset classes including domestic, international/global and emerging markets equity, domestic, international and municipal fixed income, money funds, alternative investments, and hedge funds.
17. BHP Billiton Ltd.(NYSE:BHP): Up 4.02% to $67.01. BHP Billiton Limited is an international resources company. The Company’s principal business lines are mineral exploration and production, including coal, iron ore, gold, titanium, ferroalloys, nickel and copper concentrate, as well as petroleum exploration, production, and refining.
18. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation(NYSE:BK): Up 6.21% to $18.82. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) is a global financial services company. The Company provides financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services.
19. BlackRock, Inc.(NYSE:BLK): Up 3.83% to $147.20. BlackRock, Inc. provides diversified investment management services to institutional clients and to retail investors through various investment vehicles. The Company offers the BlackRock Funds and Blackrock Liquidity Funds, and also provides risk management services to fixed income institutional investors.
20. Bank of Montreal(NYSE:BMO): Down 0.43% to $53.85. Bank of Montreal, doing business as BMO Financial Group, is a Canadian chartered bank which operates throughout the world. The Bank offers commercial, corporate, governmental, international, personal banking, and trust services. Bank of Montreal also offers full brokerage, underwriting, investment, and advisory services.
21. The Bank Of Nova Scotia(NYSE:BNS): Down 2% to $47.48. Bank of Nova Scotia provides retail, commercial, international, corporate, investment and private banking services and products.
22. BP plc(NYSE:BP): Up 0.57% to $35.42. BP plc is an oil and petrochemicals company. The Company explores for and produces oil and natural gas, refines, markets, and supplies petroleum products, generates solar energy, and manufactures and markets chemicals. BP’s chemicals include terephthalic acid, acetic acid, acrylonitrile, ethylene and polyethylene.
23. The Blackstone Group(NYSE:BX): Up 5.31% to $11.91. The Blackstone Group LP is a global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services. The firm’s asset management businesses include the management of corporate private equity funds, real estate funds, mezzanine funds, proprietary hedge funds and closed-end mutual funds. Blackstone also provides M&A and reorganization advisory, as well as private placement services.
24. Citigroup, Inc.(NYSE:C): Up 5.54% to $24.39. Citigroup Inc. is a diversified financial services holding company that provides a broad range of financial services to consumer and corporate customers around the world. The Company’s services include investment banking, retail brokerage, corporate banking, and cash management products and services.
25. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT): Up 2.82% to $72.54. Caterpillar Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets construction, mining, agricultural, and forestry machinery. The Company also manufactures engines and other related parts for its equipment, and offers financing and insurance. Caterpillar distributes its products through a worldwide organization of dealers.
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