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The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) percentage change grew 1.26%, to close at $35.27 and its overall traded volume was 10.71M shares during the last session, against its average volume of 11.00M. HD shares were trading within the range of $34.71-$35.28 while its opening price was $34.81. The stock has a 52 week low of $26.62 and 52 week high of $37.03. The market capitalization of the company stands at $57.80B and it has 1.64B outstanding shares.The Home Depot, Inc. is a home improvement retailer. The Home Depot stores sell an assortment of building materials, home improvement and lawn and garden products and provide a number of services. The Home Depot stores average approximately 105,000 square feet of enclosed space, with approximately 24,000 additional square feet of outside garden area. As of January 31, 2010, it had 2,244 The Home Depot stores located throughout the United States, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of the United States Virgin Islands and Guam (U.S.), Canada, China and Mexico.

iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE:EWZ) percentage change dropped -1.58%, to close at $77.40 and its overall traded volume was 10.71M shares during the last session, the stock had average daily volume of 13.61M shares. EWZ shares were trading within the range of $77.08-$78.98 while its opening price was $78.73. The stock has a 52 week range of $57.18 – $81.76. The market capitalization of the company stands at $12.01B and it has 155.20M outstanding shares.iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Brazilian market, as measured by the MSCI Brazil Index. The Fund invests in a sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. As at August 31, 2009, the Fund’s investment portfolio includes basic materials, energy, financial, consumer non-cyclical, utilities, communications, diversified, industrial, consumer cyclical, and short-term and other net assets. The investment advisor of the Fund is BlackRock Fund Advisors.

ProShares UltraShort QQQ (ETF) (NYSE:QID) went up 0.00%, to close at $10.77 and its overall traded volume was 10.60M shares during the last session, with the total traded volume of 9.37M shares. QID opened at $10.75 and is trading within the range of $10.70-$10.83. The 52-week range of the stock is $4.96 – $22.15. QID’s market capitalization is $642.16M and it has 59.62M outstanding shares.ProShares UltraShort QQQ (the Fund), formerly UltraShort QQQ ProShares, seeks daily investment results that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index (the Index). The Index includes 100 of the largest non-financial domestic and international issues listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. To be eligible for inclusion companies cannot be in bankruptcy proceedings and must meet certain additional criteria, including minimum trading volume and seasoning requirements. The Index is calculated under a modified capitalization-weighted methodology. The Fund takes positions in securities and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as -200% of the daily return of the index. The Index is a price return index. The Fund’s investment advisor is ProShare Advisors LLC.

iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSE:FXI) slid -0.29%, to close at $44.56 and its overall traded volume was 10.32M shares during the last session, against its average volume of 13.43M. FXI opened the day at $44.71, it made an intraday low of $44.38 and an intraday high of $44.74. The 52-week range of the stock is $36.24 – $47.99. The market capitalization of the company stands at $8.80B and it has 197.40M outstanding shares.iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (the Index). The Index is designed to represent the performance of the largest companies in the Chinese equity market that are available to international investors. The Index consists of 25 of the largest and most liquid Chinese companies. Securities in the Index are weighted based on the total market value of their shares, so that securities with higher total market values have a representation in the Index. Each security in the Index is a current constituent of the FTSE All-World Index. All of the securities in the Index trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investment advisor is BlackRock Fund Advisors.

Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV) percentage change surged 0.72%, to close at $2.78 and its overall traded volume was 10.29M shares during the last session, with the total traded volume of 13.64M shares. SNV opened the day at $2.75, it made an intraday low of $2.69 and an intraday high of $2.78. The 52-week range of the stock is $1.94 – $3.92. SNV’s market capitalization is $2.18B and it has 785.11M outstanding shares.Synovus Financial Corp (Synovus), incorporated in 1972, is a diversified financial services company and a registered bank holding company. Synovus provides integrated financial services including commercial and retail banking, financial management, insurance and mortgage services to its customers through 30 wholly owned subsidiary banks and other offices in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. As of December 31, 2009, it had approximately $32.9 billion in assets, $27.4 billion in total deposits and $2.9 billion in shareholders’ equity and its banks ranged in size from $221.5 million to $7.2 billion in total assets. Synovus bank subsidiaries offer commercial banking services, including commercial, financial, agricultural and real estate loans, and retail banking services. In addition to its banking operations, the Company also provides a range of other financial services to its customers through the wholly owned non-bank subsidiaries.