NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX Money Index Synopsis

March 21, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Summary of March 19, 2010’s Session) — The FirstAlert(tm) Money Index Synopsis is an indicator of the depth of market direction or indirection. While not always including the same stocks, the combined NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX 24 Most Actives and combined NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX greatest Percentage Losers and Percentage Winners (weighted against pure monetary loss/gain) indicate the direction in which the mass of money is flowing, as well as the general focus of the market.

Of last session’s Greatest Percentage Winners, stocks making the greatest monetary gains were led by telecommunications company City Telecom Hong Kong Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTEL) trading on volume of 650,695 (gaining $62.3 million), consumer discretionary/media company Seven Arts Pictures PLC (NASDAQ: SAPX) trading on volume of 10,952 shares (gaining $15.3 million) and healthcare equipment & supplies company NMT Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMTI) trading on volume of 79,392 shares (gaining $9.2 million).

Of last session’s Greatest Percentage Losers, stocks taking the greatest monetary losses were led by information technology/communications equipment company Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) trading on volume of 30,435,872 shares (losing $276.1 million), consumer discretionary/media company Entravision Communications Corp. (NYSE: EVC) trading on volume of 440,600 shares (losing $59.5 million), air freight & logistics company Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSG) trading on volume of 1,039,060 shares (losing $40.1 million) and consumer discretionary/media company LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL) trading on volume of 426,200 shares (losing $40.1 million).

Of the Most Actives, last session’s trading showed 4 advancers versus 21 decliners. Volume leaders were led by diversified financial services company Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) trading 131,421,500 shares closing at $3.90 (down 3.0%), the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) trading 51,859,047 shares closing at $115.97 (down 0.9%) and diversified financial services company Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) trading 47,856,200 shares closing at $16.82 (down 1.5%).

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