Active Stocks Technical Review -- Research on Oracle, Regions Financial, Petroleo Brasileiro, and Wells Fargo

LONDON, May 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

The markets on Friday, May 16, 2014 ended on a higher note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,491.31, up 0.27% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,090.59, up 0.52%. The S&P 500 edged 0.37% higher, to finish the day at 1,877.86. The gains were broad based as nine out of ten sectors ended the session in positive. During the session gains in the Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology and Telecommunication Services sectors positively impacted the broader market, while some retraction came in from Energy sector. Investor-Edge looks at some of the equities which attracted the most attention and traded the most shares during the session. These include Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR-A) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC). Free technical research on ORCL, RF, PBR-A and WFC can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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On Friday, Oracle Corp.'s stock edged 0.57% lower, closing the day at $41.69. The stock recorded a trading volume of 15.50 million shares, below its three months average volume of 17.48 million shares. The stock oscillated between $41.32 and $41.97 during the trading session. Oracle Corp.'s shares have advanced 4.02% in the last one month and 9.80% in the past three months. Also, the stock has surged 8.96% since the start of this year. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 17.48. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index advanced 1.44% in the last one month, while the S&P 500 gained 0.70% during the same period. Oracle Corp.'s stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The stock's 50-day moving average of $39.92 is higher than its 200-day moving average of $36.19. Moreover, shares of the company have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 61.68. Sign up today to read free research on ORCL at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2689-ORCL-19May2014.pdf

Regions Financial Corp.'s stock traded between $9.80 and $10.05 before ending the day 1.59% lower at $9.88. The company's stock reported a trading volume of 14.27 million shares on Friday, which was below its three months average volume of 14.59 million shares. Over the past one month and previous three months, Regions Financial Corp.'s stock has lost 3.33% and 4.73%, respectively. Also, the stock has declined 0.10% since start of this year. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index declined 0.63% in the last one month, while the NASDAQ Composite Index has fallen by 0.12% during the same period. The stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Regions Financial Corp's 50-day moving average of $10.56 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $10.03. Additionally, the company's stock traded at a PE ratio of 12.52 and has an RSI of 36.37. Sign up today to read free research on RF at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2689-RF-19May2014.pdf

On Friday, shares in Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. recorded a trading volume of 6.27 million shares, which was much below its three months average volume of 11.42 million shares. The stock finished the day at $16.32, which was 0.31% higher to its previous day's closing, and registered an intraday range of $16.19 and $16.53. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.'s shares have rallied 11.48% in the last one month and 37.84% in the previous three months. Also, the stock has gained 11.10% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Energy Sector Index advanced 8.22% in the previous three months, while the S&P 500 gained 2.69% during the same period. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.'s stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $13.94 and $14.76, respectively. Furthermore, shares of the company have an RSI of 63.47. Sign up today to read free research on PBR-A at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2689-PBR-A-19May2014.pdf

Wells Fargo & Co.'s stock closed Friday's session 0.10% higher at $49.08. A total of 13.92 million shares were traded, which was below its three months average volume of 16.45 million shares. The stock moved between $48.73 and $49.13 during the session. Over the last one month and past three months, Wells Fargo & Co.'s shares have advanced 0.31% and 6.39%, respectively. Also, the company's stock has gone up 8.11% since the beginning of 2014. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index advanced 1.61% in the last three months, while the NASDAQ Composite Index lost 3.48% during the same period. The company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Moreover, the stock's 50-day moving average of $48.95 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $45.07. Further, Wells Fargo & Co.'s stock traded at a PE ratio of 12.21 and has an RSI of 48.96. Sign up today to read free research on WFC at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2689-WFC-19May2014.pdf

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