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NYSE Stocks, Including Goldman Sachs, Making Big Moves on November 7, 2012
After the morning's trading, the market is not looking good. The Nasdaq has decreased 2.7%; the S&P 500 has fallen 2.6%; and the Dow is down 2.5%. Formerly run as a private organization, the NYSE became a public entity in 2005 following the acquisition of electronic trading exchange Archipelago.
The biggest movers traded on the NYSE so far are:
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Marathon (NYSE:MPC) is trading at $99 per share, a significant rise of 73.7%. The company's volume for the morning is 997,677 shares. This is 0.4 times the average daily volume.
Taking a 10.5% hit, Agrium Inc (NYSE:AGU) is currently trading at $95.88 per share. The company's volume for the day so far is 2.9 million shares, 3.4 times the average volume over the last three months.
Shares of Humana (NYSE:HUM) are currently trading at $68.34, a steep decline of 10.3%. So far today, 4.6 million shares have changed hands.
Centene (NYSE:CNC) has risen 7.1% to hit a current price of $42.69 per share. This morning, 1.4 million shares have been traded, above yesterday's volume of 650,065 shares.
HCA (NYSE:HCA) has moved up 6.9% and is currently trading at $33.06 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 11.3 million shares. This is 2.5 times its current daily average.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has fallen 5.9% and is currently trading at $118.86 per share. At 3.3 million shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.9 times its average over the past three months.
Rising 5.7%, Georgia (NYSE:GGC) is currently trading at $40.36 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 1.2 million shares.
The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.
The biggest movers traded on the NYSE so far are:
| Company | Market Cap | Percentage Change |
| Marathon (NYSE:MPC) | $19.28 billion | +73.7% |
| Agrium Inc (NYSE:AGU) | $16 billion | -10.5% |
| Humana (NYSE:HUM) | $12.32 billion | -10.3% |
| Centene (NYSE:CNC) | $2.06 billion | +7.1% |
| HCA (NYSE:HCA) | $13.63 billion | +6.9% |
| Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) | $60.53 billion | -5.9% |
| Georgia (NYSE:GGC) | $1.32 billion | +5.7% |
Marathon (NYSE:MPC) is trading at $99 per share, a significant rise of 73.7%. The company's volume for the morning is 997,677 shares. This is 0.4 times the average daily volume.
Taking a 10.5% hit, Agrium Inc (NYSE:AGU) is currently trading at $95.88 per share. The company's volume for the day so far is 2.9 million shares, 3.4 times the average volume over the last three months.
Shares of Humana (NYSE:HUM) are currently trading at $68.34, a steep decline of 10.3%. So far today, 4.6 million shares have changed hands.
HCA (NYSE:HCA) has moved up 6.9% and is currently trading at $33.06 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 11.3 million shares. This is 2.5 times its current daily average.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has fallen 5.9% and is currently trading at $118.86 per share. At 3.3 million shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.9 times its average over the past three months.
Rising 5.7%, Georgia (NYSE:GGC) is currently trading at $40.36 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 1.2 million shares.
The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.
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