Cummins, Joy Global Among Stocks Down on Above-Average Volume Tuesday

A few stocks are down on high volume today:

  • Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) experienced a price drop on above-average volume today, with 4.4 million shares, or 1.6 its average daily volume, changing hands. Closing at $123.42, shares dropped 3.6%. The stock is trading 3.5% above its 50-day moving average and 16.7% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Trading with volume of 4.5 million, or 1.7 its average daily volume, Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) saw its price drop on above-normal volume. The stock price dropped 4.3% to $75.92.
  • Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) traded on a volume of 10 million, or 1.9 its average daily volume, but its price was down. Closing at $31.86, shares were down 1.9%. Share price is up $2.32 (7.9%) from $29.54 on February 17, 2012. The stock is trading 6.7% above its 50-day moving average and 17.6% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) experienced a price drop on above-average volume today, with 2.7 million shares, or 1.6 its average daily volume, changing hands. Shares were off 4.5% to $106.35. Share price went up over the last three months, now up $20.20 (23.4%) from $86.15 on December 20, 2011. The stock is trading 12.1% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) was down on high volume after trading at a volume of 6.1 million, or two its average daily volume. Closing at $36.03, shares slipped 2.9%. Shares have been on on the rise over the past three months, climbing $1.24 (3.3%) from a price of $37.27 on February 17, 2012. The stock is trading 7.2% above its 200-day moving average.
  • After trading at a volume of 1.7 million, or 1.7 its average daily volume, Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) saw its price drop. With a closing price of $57.83, shares dropped 2.2%. The share price has dropped $5.45 (-8.6%) from $63.28 on February 17, 2012. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 200-day moving average, sitting just 0.8% above the mark.
  • Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE:WPZ) experienced a price drop on above-average volume today, with 1.5 million shares, or 3.3 its average daily volume, changing hands. At $59.02, the stock price has fallen 3.3%. The stock has been slipping in the last two months, down $5.62 (-8.7%) from a price of $64.64 on January 20, 2012. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 200-day moving average, sitting just 0.2% above the mark.
  • Autoliv Inc.(ADR) (NYSE:ALV) saw its price drop on above-normal volume today, as one million shares have changed hands or 1.9 times its average daily volume. Closing at $66.69, shares were down 3.2%. The stock has risen $15.18 (29.5%) over the last three months from a price of $51.51 on December 20, 2011. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 50-day moving average, sitting just 0.7% above the mark.
  • Statoil ASA(ADR) (NYSE:STO) traded on a volume of 2.2 million, or 1.6 its average daily volume, but its price was down. Closing at $27.69, shares dropped 2.1%. Shares are up over the last two months, having risen $2.69 (10.8%) from a price of $25 on January 20, 2012. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 50-day moving average, sitting just 0.9% above the mark.