ATLANTA, March 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Market Pulse is pleased to announce the following stock picks. Bernard Schmitt of Market Pulse states, "These particular stocks should be closely watched due to existing fundamental and technical factors affecting each company." Bernard possesses many years of experience in the financial industry evaluating and picking stocks. He rates them as follows:
Applied Materials Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) : Market Outperform
NACEL Energy Corporation (OTCBB:NCEN) : Attractive
Valence Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:VLNC) : Market Outperform
mPhase Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:XDSL) : Attractive
Stock Pick Meanings
These stock picks are the investment opinions of MP's editor and reflect MP's belief regarding the potential price movement over the next one to four weeks of trading of each of the stocks presented. This analysis is done from a technical and fundamental perspective.
After Friday's Bell Market Commentary
According to Bernard Schmitt, "On Friday, weak consumer spending sent the markets tumbling to a lower close. The Commerce Department said U.S. consumer spending was flat in February after adjusting for inflation. The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers said its final index of confidence fell to 69.5 in March, its lowest since February 1992. Gold for April delivery dropped $18.20 to end at $930.60 an ounce. Crude for May delivery lost $1.96, or 1.8%, to settle at $105.62 a barrel. The U.S. dollar held firm against major rivals. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 86.06 points, or 0.70 percent, to end at 12,216.40. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 19.65 points, or 0.86 percent, to close at 2,261.18. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid 10.54 points, or 0.80 percent, to finish at 1,315.22. The Russell 2000 dropped 9 points to close at 683."
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