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PPL Corporation (Public, NYSE:PPL) increased 0.42%, to close at $26.41 and its overall traded volume was 1.80M shares during the last session against its average volume of 4.09M. PPL opened the day at $26.34, it made an intraday low of $26.19 and an intraday high of $26.50. The stock has a 52 week low of $23.75 and 52 week high of $33.05. PPL’s market capitalization is 12.76B and it has 483.29M outstanding shares.

About PPL Corporation (Public, NYSE:PPL)

PPL Corporation (PPL) is an energy and utility holding company. Through its subsidiaries, PPL generates electricity from power plants in the northeastern and western United States, markets wholesale or retail energy primarily in the northeastern and western portions of the United States, and delivers electricity to approximately four million customers in Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom. PPL operates through three segments: Supply, Pennsylvania Delivery and International Delivery. PPL Energy Supply, LLC (PPL Energy Supply), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PPL, is an energy company engaged through its subsidiaries in the generation and marketing of power, primarily in the northeastern and western power markets of the United States and in the delivery of electricity in the United Kingdom. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL Electric) is a direct subsidiary of PPL and a regulated public utility.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Public, NYSE:BRK.B) decreased -0.21%, to close at $79.99 and its overall traded volume was 1.79M shares during the last session against its average volume of 4.03M. BRK.B opened the day at $80.14, it made an intraday low of $79.87 and an intraday high of $80.22. The stock has a 52 week low of $64.72 and 52 week high of $85.86. BRK.B’s market capitalization is 198.09B and it has 2.48B outstanding shares.

About Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Public, NYSE:BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. The most important of these are insurance businesses conducted on both a primary basis and a reinsurance basis. Berkshire also owns and operates a large number of other businesses engaged in a variety of activities. Berkshire’s insurance and reinsurance business activities are conducted through approximately 70 domestic and foreign-based insurance entities. Berkshire’s insurance businesses provide insurance and reinsurance of property and casualty risks world-wide and also reinsure life, accident and health risks world-wide. Berkshire’s insurance underwriting operations are comprised of sub-groups: GEICO and its subsidiaries, General Re and its subsidiaries, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. On February 12, 2010, the Company acquired all of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF).

PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (Public, NYSE:UUP) increased 0.04%, to close at $23.16 and its overall traded volume was 1.79M shares during the last session against its average volume of 4.83M. UUP opened the day at $23.05, it made an intraday low of $23.05 and an intraday high of $23.19. The stock has a 52 week low of $21.91 and 52 week high of $25.84. UUP’s market capitalization is 1.06B and it has 45.58M outstanding shares.

About PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (Public, NYSE:UUP)

PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (the Fund) is a separate series of PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Trust (the Trust). The Fund’s subsidiary is DB US Dollar Index Bullish Master Fund (the Master Fund), a separate series of DB US Dollar Index Bullish Master Trust (the Master Trust). The Fund offers common units of beneficial interest (the Shares) only to certain eligible financial institutions (the Authorized Participants) in one or more blocks of 200,000 Shares, called a Basket. The proceeds from the offering of Shares are invested in the Master Fund.

WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (ETF) (Public, NYSE:EPI) decreased -0.35%, to close at $25.59 and its overall traded volume was 1.78M shares during the last session against its average volume of 2.52M. EPI opened the day at $25.63, it made an intraday low of $25.57 and an intraday high of $25.77. The stock has a 52 week low of $10.00 and 52 week high of $28.72. EPI’s market capitalization is 1.60B and it has 62.70M outstanding shares.

About WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (ETF) (Public, NYSE:EPI)

WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (The Fund) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree India Earnings Index. The Index measures the performance of profitable companies incorporated and traded in India that are eligible to be purchased by foreign investors and that meet specific criteria developed by WisdomTree Investments.

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (USA) (Public, NYSE:SVM) increased 3.57%, to close at $12.78 and its overall traded volume was 1.77M shares during the last session against its average volume of 2.61M. SVM opened the day at $12.60, it made an intraday low of $12.38 and an intraday high of $12.89. The stock has a 52 week low of $4.76 and 52 week high of $13.60. SVM’s market capitalization is 2.11B and it has 165.22M outstanding shares.

About Silvercorp Metals Inc. (USA) (Public, NYSE:SVM)

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (Silvercorp) is a silver producing company. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 (fiscal 2010), Silvercorp mined 406,754 tons of ore. In fiscal 2010, the Company produced and sold 4.6 million ounces of silver, 62.4 million pounds of lead and 14.7 million pounds of zinc. The Company’s properties include Ying Mine (77.5%), HPG Property (80%), TLP Mine (77.5%), LM Mine (80%), Nabao Project (82%), GC Project (95%) and Silvertip Project (100%). In May 2009, the TLP mine operation and the LM Mine operation were partially resumed. The GC Project is a pre-development stage silver-lead-zinc project in Guangdong Province, China. In February 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in the Silvertip silver-lead-zinc project covering 216 square kilometre in northern British Columbia, Canada.