The Most Traded Stocks on the OTC Market

The following ten stocks are the most traded ADRs on the OTCQX market as of market close yesterday: Roche Holding (OTC: RHHBY) Axa (OTC:AXAHY) BG Group plc (OTC:BRGYY) Wal-Mart De Mexico (OTC: WMMVY) Imperial Tobacco Group plc (OTC:ITYBY) Allianz (OTC:AZSEY) BASF AG (OTC:BASFY) Marks & Spencer Group (OTC: MAKSY) Akzo Nobel NV (OTC: AKZOY) Adidas …

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The Best and Worst Foreign Bank Stocks YTD

The five best performing foreign bank ADRs Year-To-Date (YTD) as of February 11th are: 1. Banco of Chile(BCH) YTD Change: 11.93% 2. Mizuho Financial (MFG) YTD Change: 8.99% 3. Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS) YTD Change: 8.20% 4. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MTU) YTD Change: 3.66% 5. Corpbanca (BCA) YTD Change: 0.59% The five worst performing foreign …

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A Review of Luxottica and Wacoal

Luxottica Group (LUX) and Wacoal (WACLY) operate in the personal goods sector. 1. Luxottica Group(LUX): Milan, Italy-based Luxottica is the maker of prescription frames and sunglasses. From the corporate site: “With net sales of euro €5.2 billion, 61,000 employees and a solid global presence, Luxottica leads the world in premium, luxury and sports eyewear.” Retail …

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Six ADRs with the Largest Market Cap Gains in 2009

Last month I wrote an article titled Five Companies with the Largest Market Cap Gains in this Decade. Three of the companies in that list were BHP Billiton, Vale and Petrobras. In the Year-End Review of Markets & Finance, The Wall Street Journal listed the biggest gainers in market value in 2009. Only stocks which …

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Five ADRs Paying More than 4% Dividends

The following ADR stocks have current dividend yields in excess of 4%: 1.Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida SA (PVD) Current Yield: 6.75% Chile 2.Westpac Banking Corp(WBK) Current Yield: 4.56% Australia 3.Ecopetrol SA (EC) Current Yield: 5.98% Colombia 4.ENI SPA(E) Current Yield: 5.57% Italy 5.TransCanada Corp(TRP) Current Yield: 4.27% Canada