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Stocks in the Spotlight - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:FAS), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

 

Lewes, DE -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/16/2013 -- LeadingStockAlerts is a financial marketing firm that specializes in assisting the underserved small cap and micro-cap stock community. Out Today’s Focus is on: Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:FAS), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) decreased -0.72% and closed at $48.54 on a traded volume of 6.61 million shares, in comparison to 8.44 million shares of average trading volume. So far this year, the stock is up over 12.18%.

The company has a total market capitalization of $138.90 billion and its total outstanding shares are 2.86 billion. Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is a holding company. The Company is a provider of communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies.

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Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:FAS) plunged -4.49% and closed at $68.69 on a traded volume of 6.54 million shares. In the last three months, the stock is up 0.03%. The Intra-day range for the stock is $68.21 and $70.46. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares seeks daily investment results of 300% of the price performance of the Russell 1000 Financial Services Index (the Index). The Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index that measures the performance of the securities classified in the financial services sector of the large cap United States equity market.

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Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) dropped down -1.63% and closed at $35.03. So far in three months, the stock is down -6.98%. The 52-week range for the stock is $31.64 and $72.47 and during the previous trading session the stock touched its highest price at $35.57. Its introductory price for the day was $35.51, with the overall traded volume of 6.52 million shares. Abbott Laboratories (Abbott), is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of a portfolio of science-based health care products. Abbott operates in four business segments: diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and generic pharmaceuticals.

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ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) after opening its shares at the price of $66.76, jumped up 0.68% to close at $67.62 for the day. The stock moved on a traded volume of 6.48 million shares, in comparison to 6.14 million shares of average trading volume.

The 52-week range for the stock is $53.95 and $67.70 and during the previous trading session the stock touched its highest price at $67.70. Its introductory price for the day was $66.76. ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports and markets crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas and bitumen on a worldwide basis. The portfolio includes assets in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia; growing North American shale and oil sands businesses; a number of international development projects, and a global exploration program.

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