Stock Market News, November 18 – Bank of America Continues to Stand Out Among High Volume Stocks

Leading financial institution Bank of America Corp.

Leading financial institution Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) continued to be among the top high volume stocks in November 18’s trading session, as the company is now at $14.95 + 0.025 (0.17 percent) at the close of yesterday’s trading. Bank of America is trading at +1.98 percent month-over-month, +28.73 percent year-to-date and +63.60 percent year-over-year.

After Bank of America, Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) was the next high volume stock, as its stock is now trading at $7.65 + 0.225 (3.03 percent). The company is now trading at +19.38 percent over the past 30-day period. Sprint is a provider of wireless and wireline communications products and services, and among the so-called “Big Four” U.S. mobile carriers, together with AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA.

Sprint was followed by Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), which is now trading at $50.75 + 0.35 (0.69 percent). The financial services holding company is trading at -0.70 percent compared to last month, +28.29 percent year-to-date and +45.20 percent compared to 12 months ago.

At fourth place among yesterday’s high-volume stocks was semiconductor chip manufacturer Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC), which is now trading at $24.58 + 0.06 (0.24 percent). The company is +3.04 percent compared to last month, +19.20 percent year-to-date and +21.84 percent compared to one year ago.

Coming in fifth was a third financial institution among high volume stocks – JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). The bank is trading at $55.64 + 0.77 (1.40 percent), and is also +2.65 percent for the last 30 days, +26.54 percent year-to-date and +41.01 percent compared to last year. JP Morgan Chase & Co. has several segments, including Asset Management, Commercial Banking, Consumer and Community Banking and Corporate and Investment Bank.

InterCloud Systems Inc (NASDAQ: ICLD) was sixth place among yesterday’s high-volume stocks, and the company is presently trading at $14.48 + 5.02 (53.07 percent), also making it one of yesterday’s bigger movers. InterCloud Systems, which provides cloud and managed service based platforms to a number of industries, is trading +126.88 percent compared to last month, +76.59 percent year-to-date and +41.80 percent compared to the same time last year.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) was the highest volume stock among airline carriers, as the company is now trading at $28.17 + 0.0488 (0.17 percent). Delta is trading at +12.44 percent for the past month, +137.31 percent year-to-date and +201.39 percent compared to 12 months ago.

Next after Delta was a second mobile carrier, AT&T, which is trading at $35.61 + 0.18 (0.51 percent). AT&T is trading at +2.86 percent compared to 30 days ago, +5.64 percent year-to-date and +7.42 percent compared to the past year.

Wrapping up yesterday’s top ten high volume stocks were Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), which is trading at $95.31 + 0.04 (0.04 percent) and The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), which is trading at $16.73 + 0.03 (0.18 percent). Exxon is trading at +9.02 percent for the last 30 days, +10.12 percent year-to-date and +10.41 percent compared to one year ago.

Lastly, The Western Union Company is trading at -10.40 percent for the last 30 days, but +22.92 percent year-to-date and +31.55 percent year-over-year.