Duke Energy, CVS Caremark Among Stocks Down on High Volume Monday

There are a few stocks down on high volume today:

  • Trading with volume of 12.5 million, or 2.3 its average daily volume, Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) saw its price drop on above-normal volume. Closing at $65.31, shares were down 1.4%. The stock is trading 134.9% above its 50-day moving average and 64.9% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Trading at a volume of 10.3 million, or 1.6 its average daily volume, CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) was down on high volume today. With a closing price of $47.29, shares were down 1.7%. Share price climbed over the last three months, now up $3.54 (8.1%) from $43.75 on April 11, 2012. The stock is trading 3.4% above its 50-day moving average and 7.3% above its 200-day moving average.
  • MasterCard (NYSE:MA) was down on high volume after trading at a volume of 1.1 million, or 1.6 its average daily volume. Shares were down 2.3% to $431.27. Share price is up, having risen $15.56 (3.7%) from $415.71 on June 7, 2012. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 50-day moving average, sitting just 1.9% above the mark.
  • EI du Pont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) experienced a price drop on above-average volume today, with 9.3 million shares, or 2.1 its average daily volume, changing hands. Shares fell 2.9% to $47.47. The stock is down over the last two months, having fallen $4.62 (-8.9%) from a price of $52.09 on May 9, 2012. The stock is trading at 95.8% of its 50-day moving average and 94.7% of its 200-day moving average.
  • After trading at a volume of 2.2 million, or 1.5 its average daily volume, (NYSE:AGN) saw its price drop. Shares dropped 2% to $91.81. The stock has fallen over the last three months, dropping $1.50 (-1.6%) from $93.31 on April 11, 2012. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 50-day moving average, sitting just 0.2% above the mark.
  • Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) was down on high volume, trading with volume of 4.5 million, or 2.6 its average daily volume. The stock price dropped 4.9% to $44.96. The stock has lost momentum over the last three months, losing $17.50 (-28%) from $62.46 on April 11, 2012. The stock is trading at 88.1% of its 50-day moving average and 80.4% of its 200-day moving average.
  • Trading with volume of 3.1 million, or 1.9 its average daily volume, Estee Lauder Cos (NYSE:EL) saw its price drop on above-normal volume. Shares were down 3.1% to $52.96. Over the last three months, the stock has lost $7.99 (-13.1%) from a price of $60.95 on April 11, 2012. The stock is trading at 96.1% of its 50-day moving average and 86.2% of its 200-day moving average.
  • Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) was trading down on above-average volume with 11.2 million shares moving, or 1.5 its average daily volume. With a closing price of $13.68, shares were off 2.2%. The stock is down over the last three months, having fallen $2.47 (-15.3%) from $16.15 on April 11, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 50-day moving average of $13.71 today.
  • Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) experienced a price drop on above-average volume today, with 6.7 million shares, or 1.6 its average daily volume, changing hands. Closing at $17.09, shares were down 2.8%. The stock has been dipping in the last two months, down $2.41 (-12.4%) from a price of $19.50 on May 9, 2012. The stock is trading at 90.9% of its 50-day moving average and 89.7% of its 200-day moving average.