Electric Utilities Equities Technical Data -- Research on PPL Corp., American Electric Power, Xcel Energy, and Duke Energy

LONDON, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

On Monday, May 19, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,125.82, up 0.86%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day 0.12% higher at 16,511.86, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,885.08, up 0.38%. The gains were broad based as seven out of ten sectors ended the session in positive. The S&P 500 Utilities Sector Index ended the day at 209.81, down 1.56%, while the index has advanced 3.13% in the previous three months. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), American Electric Power Company Inc. (NYSE: AEP), Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE: XEL) and Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK). Free technical research on PPL, AEP, XEL and DUK can be downloaded upon signing up at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2766-register

On Monday, PPL Corp.'s stock traded between $33.37 and $34.14 before ending the session 1.64% lower at $33.58. PPL Corp.'s stock reported a trading volume of 5.95 million shares, above to its three months average volume of 4.91 million shares. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 13.12. PPL Corp.'s shares have advanced 1.33% in the last one month and 6.23% in the previous three months. Additionally, from the beginning of 2014, the stock has gained upside of 11.60%. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $33.04 and $31.17, respectively. Moreover, shares of the company have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 58.47. Sign up today to read free research on PPL at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2766-PPL-20May2014.pdf

On Monday, American Electric Power Co. Inc.'s stock declined 3.19%, to close the day at $51.02. The stock recorded a trading volume of 4.10 million shares, above its three months average volume of 3.08 million shares. The stock oscillated between $51.01 and $52.61 during the session. Although, American Electric Power Co. Inc.'s shares have fallen by 1.37% in the last one month, it has advanced 1.73% in the previous three months and 9.16% on YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 200-day moving average of $47.36, while the 200-day moving average is below American Electric Power Co. Inc.'s 50-day moving average of $51.26. Additionally, the company's stock traded at a PE ratio of 14.26 and has an RSI of 53.67. Sign up today to read free research on AEP at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2766-AEP-20May2014.pdf

Xcel Energy Inc.'s stock finished the Monday's session 1.44% lower at $30.06. A total of 4.31 million shares were traded, which was much above its three months average volume of 2.85 million shares. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 15.14. The stock moved between $30.00 and $30.45 during the session. Xcel Energy Inc.'s shares have advanced 1.76% in the previous three months and 7.59% since start of this year. However, the stock has lost 2.56% in the past three trading sessions. The company's shares are trading above their 200-day moving average of $28.98. Xcel Energy Inc.'s stock has an RSI of 42.25. Sign up today to read free research on XEL at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2766-XEL-20May2014.pdf

On Monday, shares in Duke Energy Corp. recorded a trading volume of 3.49 million shares, higher than its three months average volume of 3.09 million shares. The stock ended the day at $70.30, which was 1.47% below its previous day's closing of $71.35, and registered an intraday range of $69.95 and $71.38. Duke Energy Corp.'s shares have declined 1.36% in the previous three trading sessions and 1.98% in the last three months. However, the stock has gained 1.87% since start of this year. The company's stock is trading above its 200-day moving average of $69.76, while the 200-day moving average is below Duke Energy Corp.'s 50-day moving average of $71.60. Furthermore, shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 15.56 and have an RSI of 41.97. Sign up today to read free research on DUK at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2766-DUK-20May2014.pdf


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