LONDON, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

The trading session on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 ended on a higher note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,514.37, up 0.40% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,161.46, up 0.97%. The S&P 500 finished the session 0.41% higher at 1,879.55. The gains were broad based as eight out of ten sectors finished on a positive note. A number of stocks saw large movements, including Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII), Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SRPT), Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd (NASDAQ: CHTP) and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR). Free technical research on RCII, SRPT, CHTP and SPWR can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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On Tuesday, shares in Rent-A-Center Inc. ended the session at $28.53, up 10.71%. A total of 4.46 million shares were traded as compared with its three months average volume of 0.91 million shares. During the session, stock traded between $27.47 and $29.95. The company's shares traded at PE ratio of 13.65. Rent-A-Center Inc.'s shares have gained 8.93% in previous three trading sessions and 9.77% in last one month, while it has declined 14.43% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.84% during trading session, and it has advanced 1.26% in previous three trading sessions. Further, stock has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 43.71 and is trading above its 50-day moving average of $25.58. On April 21, 2014, the company announced its Q1 FY2014 results and generated total revenues of $833.7 million, an increase of 1.8% over same period in the prior year. Sign up today to read free research on RCII at:

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Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.'s stock closed the day at $38.79, which is 14.16% higher than its previous day's closing price of $33.98. On Tuesday, the stock oscillated between $34.50 and $39.20 during the trading session with a trading volume of 4.27 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 1.48 million shares. Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. have surged 60.09% in the previous three trading sessions, 45.83% in the last one month and 90.43% since the beginning of this year. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index mapped a gain of 1.04% during the trading session and charted up 1.35% in the previous three months. Moreover, the company's stock has an RSI of 71.69 and is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $26.50 and $30.75, respectively. Sign up today to read free research on SRPT at:

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Shares in Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd finished the trading session at $5.17, up 9.07%. A total of 3.58 million shares were traded, which was below its three months average volume of 4.73 million shares. The stock vacillated between $4.75 and $5.25 during the trading session. Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd's shares have advanced 8.61% in the previous three trading sessions and 16.57% on YTD basis, while the stock has fallen by 15.25% in the last one month. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index declined 0.34% in the previous one month, while the NASDAQ Composite Index fell by 2.70% during the same period. Additionally, the company's stock has an RSI of 36.41 and is trading above its 200-day moving average of $3.84. Sign up today to read free research on CHTP at:

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On Tuesday, SunPower Corp.'s stock surged 6.72%, finishing the day at $29.37. The stock fluctuated between $27.75 and $29.45 during the session with a trading volume of 3.96 million shares as compared with its three months average volume of 2.89 million shares. The company's stock traded at a PE ratio of 71.74. Shares in SunPower Corp. have gained 9.79% over the previous three trading sessions, while the same has lost 11.40% in the last one month and 1.48% since the start of this year. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index gained 0.42% during the trading session and 0.57% in the last three months. Furthermore, the company's stock has an RSI of 36.78 and is trading above its 200-day moving average of $29.06. Sign up today to read free research on SPWR at:

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