LONDON, May 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Thursday May 22, 2014

The markets on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 ended on a positive note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,533.06, up 0.97% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,131.54, up 0.85%. The S&P 500 edged 0.81% higher, to finish the day at 1,888.03. The gains were broad based as all the ten sectors edged higher. The recent session witnessed some action on the Consumer Discretionary, Energy and Industrials sectors that positively impacted the broader market. Investor-Edge looks at some of the equities which attracted the most attention and traded the most shares during the session. These include Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (NYSE: ITUB), Rackspace Hosting Inc. (NYSE: RAX), Western Union Co. (NYSE: WU) and The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES). Free technical research on ITUB, RAX, WU and AES can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.'s stock finished Wednesday's session 0.12% lower at $16.48. A total of 7.95 million shares were traded, which was much below its three months average volume of 11.71 million shares. The stock moved between $16.41 and $16.74 during the session. Over the last one month and over the previous three months, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.'s shares have advanced 4.11% and 25.42%, respectively. Additionally, from the beginning of 2014, the company's stock has gained an upside of 21.44%. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index gained 1.99% in the previous three months, while the S&P 500 Index advanced 2.82% 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 $15.36 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $14.00. Further, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.'s stock has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 54.25. Sign up today to read free research on ITUB at:

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On Wednesday, Rackspace Hosting Inc.'s stock edged 0.06% lower, closing the day at $35.08. The stock recorded a trading volume of 7.60 million shares, much above its three months average volume of 3.48 million shares. The stock oscillated between $34.89 and $35.25 during the trading session. Rackspace Hosting Inc.'s shares have advanced 12.01% in the last one month and 4.78% in the previous three months. However, the stock has lost 10.35% since the start of this year. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 59.46. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index gained 2.30% in the previous three months, while the S&P 500 advanced 2.82% during the same period. Rackspace Hosting Inc.'s stock is trading above its 50-day moving average of $31.56, while the 50-day moving average is below Rackspace Hosting Inc.'s 200-day moving average of $39.85. Moreover, shares of the company have an RSI of 65.13. Sign up today to read free research on RAX at:

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Shares in The Western Union Co. traded between $15.58 and $15.87 before ending the day 0.64% lower at $15.62. The company's stock reported a trading volume of 8.66 million shares on Wednesday, which was above its three months average volume of 6.30 million shares. Although, the Western Union Co.'s shares have edged 0.84% higher in the last one month, it has declined 1.76% in the previous three trading sessions and 9.45% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index advanced 2.16% in the last one month, while the S&P 500 edged 0.86% higher during the same period. The stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Moreover, The Western Union Co.'s 200-day moving average of $17.04 is greater than its 50-day moving average of $16.12. Additionally, the company's stock traded at a PE ratio of 10.90 and has an RSI of 42.76. Sign up today to read free research on WU at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2880-WU-22May2014.pdf

On Wednesday, shares in AES Corp. recorded a trading volume of 9.30 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 5.05 million shares. The stock ended the day at $13.58, which was 1.81% below its previous day's closing, and registered an intraday range of $13.55 and $13.94. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 10.98. AES Corp.'s shares have declined 4.50% in the previous three trading sessions, 3.96% in the last one month and 6.41% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Utilities Sector Index advanced 2.24% in the previous three months, while the S&P 500 Index gained 2.82% during the same period. AES Corp.'s stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $14.16 and $13.97, respectively. Furthermore, shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 10.98 and have an RSI of 39.41. Sign up today to read free research on AES at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/2880-AES-22May2014.pdf


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