ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2009 (GLOBE 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:
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN): Market Outperform
Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB:ARYC): Attractive
Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK): Market Outperform
Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL): Bearish
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 Wednesday's Bell Market Commentary
According to Bernard Schmitt, "On Wednesday, the markets closed higher. Bank of America repaid the entire $45 billion it received from the government sparking hopes that the economy is on track to recover. As part of its ongoing efforts to stabilize the financial markets, the government announced it has extended its $700 billion bailout program until October 3, 2010. Investors have been cautious about rising government debt levels in Spain, Greece and other countries. The ICE Futures US dollar index, which tracks the dollar against other major currencies, fell 0.3 percent. Bonds fell, sending yields higher. Gold prices fell. Oil fell $1.95 to settle at $70.67 per barrel. The Dow rose 51.08, or 0.5 percent, to 10,337.05. The Nasdaq composite index rose 10.74, or 0.5 percent, to 2,183.73. The S&P 500 index rose 4.01, or 0.4 percent, to 1,095.95. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 0.33, or 0.1 percent, to 598.03."
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