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France Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE:FTE) decreased -1.05%, currently trading at $20.77 and its overall traded volume was 510,159.00 shares while reporting, against its average volume of 897,901.00. FTE opened the day at $20.87, it made an intraday low of $20.73 and an intraday high of $20.89. The stock has a 52 week low of $17.26 and 52 week high of $25.65. FTE’s market capitalization is 54.97B and it has 2.65B outstanding shares. France Telecom SA is a France-based telecommunication operator. It offers services covering fixed and mobile communications, data transmission, the Internet and multimedia, and other added-value services for individuals, businesses and other telecommunications and operators. It operates in three segments: the Personal Communication Services (PCS), the Home Communication Services (HCS) and the Enterprise Communication Service (ECS). The PCS segment consists of the mobile telecommunication services in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Carribean and Asia; the HCS segment includes the fixed-line telecommunication activities (fixed-line telephony, Internet services, operator services), as well as the distribution and support functions provided to the other segments of the France Telecom group, and the ECS segment provides communication solutions to large and small businesses worldwide. The Company operates a number of subsidiaries, notably under the brand name Orange.

Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) decreased -0.55%, currently trading at $54.34 and its overall traded volume was 512,332.00 shares while reporting, against its average volume of 1.71M. SYK opened the day at $54.58, it made an intraday low of $54.21 and an intraday high of $54.63. The stock has a 52 week low of $42.74 and 52 week high of $59.72. SYK’s market capitalization is 21.58B and it has 397.12M outstanding shares. Stryker Corporation (Stryker) is a medical technology company with a range of products in orthopaedics and a presence in other medical specialties. The Company’s products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, spinal and craniomaxillofacial; surgical equipment and surgical navigation systems, endoscopic and communications systems; patient handling and emergency medical equipment, as well as other medical device products used in a variety of medical specialties. The Company operates in two business segments: Orthopaedic Implants and MedSurg Equipment. The Orthopaedic Implants segment sells orthopaedic reconstructive (hip and knee), trauma, and spinal implant systems. The MedSurg Equipment segment sells surgical equipment and surgical navigation systems; endoscopic and communications systems. In November 2009, the Company acquired OtisMed Corporation, a software technology firm. On December 31, 2009, the Company acquired Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

ING Groep N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:ING) decreased -1.12%, currently trading at $9.72 and its overall traded volume was 507,446.00 shares while reporting, against its average volume of 2.17M. ING opened the day at $9.78, it made an intraday low of $9.69 and an intraday high of $9.80. The stock has a 52 week low of $6.78 and 52 week high of $11.45. ING’s market capitalization is 36.76B and it has 3.78B outstanding shares. ING Groep N.V. (ING) is a global financial institution offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services to meet the needs of the customers. It operates in six business segments: Retail Banking, ING Direct, Commercial banking, Insurance Europe, Insurance Americas and Insurance Asia/Pacific. In November 2009, the Company completed the sale of annuity and mortgage businesses in Chile to Corp Group Vida Chile, S.A., and it completed the sale of its life insurance and wealth management venture to ANZ. In January 2010, the Company completed the sale of its Swiss Private Banking business to Julius Baer. In January 2010, ING completed the sale of its Asian Private Banking business. In February 2010, the Company completed the sale of its United States independent retail broker-dealer units, which comprises three-quarters of ING Advisors Network to Lightyear Capital LLC. In December 2010, the Company sold 5% stake in Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd.

The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE:ZTR) increased 0.00%, currently trading at $3.51 and its overall traded volume was 507,361.00 shares while reporting, against its average volume of 888,458.00. ZTR opened the day at $3.52, it made an intraday low of $3.51 and an intraday high of $3.52. The stock has a 52 week low of $3.28 and 52 week high of $3.97. ZTR’s market capitalization is 401.09M and it has 114.27M outstanding shares. The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income, consistent with the preservation of capital. The Fund will normally invest 50% of its total assets in the fixed-income securities and 50% in equity securities. It invests in sectors, such as energy, information technology, consumer staples, healthcare and industrials. The Fund’s investment advisor is Zweig Advisers LLC. Its sub-advisor is Zweig Consulting LLC. The Fund’s administrator is VP Distributors, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

McDermott International (NYSE:MDR) increased 0.75%, currently trading at $20.08 and its overall traded volume was 518,145.00 shares while reporting, against its average volume of 2.10M. MDR opened the day at $20.05, it made an intraday low of $19.86 and an intraday high of $20.21. The stock has a 52 week low of $12.10 and 52 week high of $28.98. MDR’s market capitalization is 4.69B and it has 233.45M outstanding shares. McDermott International, Inc. (MII) is an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) company, focused on the offshore upstream oil and gas market worldwide. The Company provides EPCI services related to offshore fixed and floating production facilities, pipelines and subsea systems primarily for oil and gas companies. The Company operates in one segment, Offshore Oil and Gas Construction. MII operates in more than 20 countries across the Atlantic, Middle East and Asia Pacific. It has a diversified fleet of marine vessels, fabrication facilities and engineering offices. In December 2009, its Offshore Oil and Gas Construction segment completed a transaction with Oceanteam USA, involving the acquisition of an approximate 50% interest in a vessel-owning company that owns a subsea construction vessel and a 75% interest in another company. On August 2, 2010, it completed the spin-off of its power generation systems and government operations segments.