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Solutia Inc. (NYSE:SOA) surged 0.21%, to close at $24.40 and its overall traded volume was 1.13M shares during the last session, the stock had average daily volume of 1.40M shares. SOA opened the day at $24.66, it made an intraday low of $24.23 and an intraday high of $24.76. The stock has a 52 week low of $11.76 and 52 week high of $24.95. The market capitalization of the company stands at $2.97B and it has 121.78M outstanding shares.Solutia Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of a variety of chemical and engineered materials that are used in a range of consumer and industrial applications. The Company maintains a global infrastructure consisting of 25 manufacturing facilities, six technical centers and approximately 26 sales offices globally, including 12 facilities in the United States. The Company’s segments are Saflex, CPFilms and Technical Specialties. On June 1, 2009, the Company sold Integrated Nylon business to an affiliate of S.K. Capital Partners II, L.P. (Buyer), a New York-based private equity firm. In June 2010, the Company completed the purchase of Etimex Solar GmbH, producer of Vistasolar encapsulants, including ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulant to the photovoltaic market. In November 2010, the Company sold its Perkalink business.

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:MFG) moved up 4.05%, to close at $4.11 and its overall traded volume was 1.13M shares during the last session, with the total traded volume of 767,267.00 shares. MFG shares were trading within the range of $4.05-$4.13 while its opening price was $4.05. The stock has a 52 week range of $2.67 – $4.32. The market capitalization of the company stands at $31.84B and it has 7.75B outstanding shares.Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) offers a variety of financial services, including banking, securities, trust and asset management services. The Company businesses is organised into three Global Groups: the Global Corporate Group, the Global Retail Group and the Global Asset & Wealth Management Group. The Global Corporate Group provides banking and securities products and services to companies and other customers in and outside of Japan, utilizing global collaboration between its corporate banking business and securities business, as well as its financial expertise. The Global Retail Group provides high-quality financial products and services to individuals, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and middle-market corporations in Japan. The Global Asset & Wealth Management Group provides trust, asset management and private banking products and services.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) moved up 0.84%, to close at $25.14 and its overall traded volume was 1.13M shares during the last session, against its average volume of 2.04M. UNM opened the day at $25.12, it made an intraday low of $25.04 and an intraday high of $25.29. The stock has a 52 week low of $18.56 and 52 week high of $26.42. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $7.97B and it has 317.14M outstanding shares.Unum Group and its insurance and non-insurance subsidiaries, operate in the United States, the United Kingdom, and, to a limited extent, in certain other countries worldwide. The principal operating subsidiaries in the United States are Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum America), Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (Provident), The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company (Paul Revere Life), and Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, and in the United Kingdom, Unum Limited. It is a provider of disability insurance products in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Company also provides a portfolio of other insurance products, including employer- and employee-paid group benefits, life insurance, long-term care insurance, and other related services. The Company operates in three segments: Unum US, Unum UK and Colonial Life.

France Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE:FTE) percentage change grew 2.40%, to close at $20.92 and its overall traded volume was 1.12M shares during the last session, with the total traded volume of 914,436.00 shares. FTE opened the day at $20.65, it made an intraday low of $20.58 and an intraday high of $20.94. The 52-week range of the stock is $17.26 – $25.65. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $55.37B 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.

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (ADR) (NYSE:EBR) gained 0.66%, to close at $13.80 and its overall traded volume was 1.12M shares during the last session, against its average volume of 593,822.00. EBR opened at $13.76 and is trading within the range of $13.71-$13.88. The stock has a 52 week low of $10.93 and 52 week high of $23.99. The market capitalization of the company stands at $12.45B and it has 902.14M outstanding shares.Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (Eletrobras) is a Brazil-based holding company that is principally engaged in the electric power generation and transmission system. Its subsidiaries are responsible for 39,453 MW of the installed capacity of electric power generation in Brazil, through 29 hydroelectric plants, 15 thermoelectric plants and two thermonuclear plants. Additionally, the Company is responsible for approximately 60 thousands kilometers of transmission lines and 237 substations. The Company is present in other South America countries, both in the generation, through hydroelectric power plants, and in the transmission. As of December 31, 2009 the Company held such subsidiaries as AES Eletropaulo Amazonas Energia and Furnas Centrais Eletricas SA, among others.