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Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) increased 0.65%, to close at $37.41 and its overall traded volume was 1.24M shares during the last session against its average volume of 1.40M. FST opened the day at $37.07, it made an intraday low of $36.86 and an intraday high of $37.70. The stock has a 52 week low of $22.85 and 52 week high of $39.32. FST’s market capitalization is 4.24B and it has 113.38M outstanding shares. Forest Oil Corporation (Forest) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids primarily in North America. Forest’s total estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2009, were approximately 2,121 billion cubic feet equivalent. At December 31, 2009, approximately 83% of Forest’s estimated proved oil and gas reserves were in the United States, approximately 15% were in Canada, and approximately 2% were in Italy. The Company owns and operates producing oil and gas properties throughout North America. At December 31, 2009, Forest had three geographical business segments: United States, Canada, and International. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company sold all of its oil and gas properties located in Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, as well as other non-core oil and gas properties in the United States and Canada.

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) increased 0.56%, to close at $83.90 and its overall traded volume was 1.24M shares during the last session against its average volume of 1.04M. PPG opened the day at $83.28, it made an intraday low of $83.03 and an intraday high of $84.12. The stock has a 52 week low of $56.96 and 52 week high of $85.05. PPG’s market capitalization is 13.68B and it has 163.02M outstanding shares. PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) is a global supplier of protective and decorative coatings. The Company operates in six segments: Performance Coatings, Industrial Coatings, Architectural Coatings, Optical and Specialty Materials, Commodity Chemicals and Glass. The Performance Coatings, Industrial Coatings and Architectural Coatings segments supply protective and decorative finishes for customers in a range of end use markets, including industrial equipment, appliances and packaging; factory-finished aluminum extrusions and steel and aluminum coils; marine and aircraft equipment; automotive original equipment, and other industrial and consumer products. In addition to supplying finishes to the automotive original equipment market, PPG supplies refinishes to the automotive aftermarket.

Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) decreased -0.07%, to close at $94.49 and its overall traded volume was 1.24M shares during the last session against its average volume of 1.25M. PX opened the day at $94.07, it made an intraday low of $93.92 and an intraday high of $94.60. The stock has a 52 week low of $72.70 and 52 week high of $96.34. PX’s market capitalization is 28.95B and it has 306.38M outstanding shares. Praxair Inc. (Praxair) is an industrial gas supplier in North and South America. Praxair’s primary products for its industrial gases business are atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases) and process gases (carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, acetylene). The Company also designs, engineers, and builds equipment that produces industrial gases for internal use and external sale. The Company’s surface technologies segment, operated through Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc., supplies wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings and powders. The Company serves approximately 25 industries, such as healthcare and petroleum refining; computer-chip manufacturing and beverage carbonation; fiber-optics and steel making, and aerospace, chemicals and water treatment. During the year ended December 31, 2009, 94% of sales were generated in four geographic segments (North America, Europe, South America and Asia).

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) decreased -0.09%, to close at $35.26 and its overall traded volume was 1.23M shares during the last session against its average volume of 1.08M. OSK opened the day at $35.12, it made an intraday low of $35.03 and an intraday high of $36.04. The stock has a 52 week low of $24.63 and 52 week high of $44.57. OSK’s market capitalization is 3.20B and it has 90.72M outstanding shares. Oshkosh Corporation (Oshkosh) is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of a range of vehicles and vehicle bodies. The Company partners with customers to deliver solutions that move people and materials at work, globally and around-the-clock. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 (fiscal 2010), the Company operated in four segments: defense, access equipment, fire & emergency and commercial, which consisted of 73%, 13%, 9% and 5%, respectively, of the Company’s net sales. The defense business is conducted through the operations of Oshkosh. The access equipment business is conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, JLG Industries, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (JLG) and JerrDan Corporation (JerrDan).

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE:JNY) decreased -0.45%, to close at $15.58 and its overall traded volume was 1.23M shares during the last session against its average volume of 1.67M. JNY opened the day at $15.56, it made an intraday low of $15.33 and an intraday high of $15.59. The stock has a 52 week low of $13.05 and 52 week high of $24.72. JNY’s market capitalization is 1.36B and it has 87.17M outstanding shares. Jones Apparel Group, Inc. is a designer, marketer and wholesaler of branded apparel, footwear and accessories. The Company markets its products to the consumers, through a chain of specialty retail and stores and through its e-commerce Websites. The Company also markets costume jewelry under the Givenchy brand licensed from Givenchy Corporation, women’s footwear under the Dockers Women brand licensed from Levi Strauss & Co., and apparel and accessories under the Rachel Roy brand licensed from Rachel Roy IP Company, LLC. The Company operates in five business segments: wholesale better apparel, wholesale jeanswear, wholesale footwear and accessories, retail, and licensing. On February 4, 2010, the Company acquired Moda Nicola International, LLC (MNI), owner of the Robert Rodriguez Collection, a designer, marketer and wholesaler of women’s contemporary eveningwear and sportswear. In June 2010, the Company acquired 55% interest in Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC.