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New 52-Week High Reached by NextEra Energy, Hecla Mining, Randgold Resources, and Dollar General, and Dollar General Corporation

LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2016 / Active Wall St announces its coverage of market signals with emphasize on 52-week high events which are an important milestone for any stock. For today’s coverage we are profiling the following equities: NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL), Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD), and Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG). Register with us now for your free membership and get more on our signal strategies at:

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Stock Market Performance

On Monday, June 27, 2016, U.S Stock indexes declined sharply for a second day as the aftermath of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union continued to weigh on global markets.

The Dow Jones industrial average, declined 260.51 points, or 1.50%, closing at 17,140.24.

The S&P 500 closed lower by 1.81% at 2,000.54.

Additionally, the Nasdaq Composite lost 113.54 points, or 2.41%, to close at 4,594.44. The selloff continues Friday’s carnage when the market saw its steepest drop since August, 2015 after the U.K.’s decision to quit the EU, known as Brexit.

Today, AWS is promoting its market signals coverage with emphasis on NEE, HL, GOLD, and DG as they reach a new stock price milestone. Get all of our reports for free by signing up to http://www.activewallst.com/register/.

Even in this volatile environment there were a few stocks which managed to push to a new 52 week high; let us have a look at these equities below.

New 52- Week High – NextEra Energy

On Monday, shares in NextEra Energy, Inc. ended the day at $127.88, up 3.30%. During the session, the stock hit a new 52-week high of $128.22. The stock recorded trading volume of 3.4 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 1.74 million shares.

Bloomberg reported yesterday that NextEra is in talks to buy Oncor Electric Delivery Co. and is closest to reaching a deal. The company’s shares are trading 6.98% and 17.94%, above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages respectively. NextEra’s stock price has advanced 8.24% in the previous three month and 24.93% since the beginning of 2016.

New 52- Week High – Hecla Mining

On Monday, Hecla Mining Co.’s stock oscillated between $4.60 and $4.87, hitting a new 52-week high of $4.87. The company’s stock recorded a trading volume of 12.01 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 9.53 million shares.

On Monday, June 27, 2016, Hecla Mining announced an that it will make an acquisition offer for all of the remaining shares of Dolly Varden Silver Corporation, currently not owned by Hecla and its affiliates, for C$0.69 a share.

Over the last one month, Hecla Mining’s shares have gained 16.26%, and the stock has soared 150.20% since the beginning of 2016.

New 52- Week High – Randgold Resources Limited

Shares in Randgold Resources Limited surged 5.66% on Monday, finishing the day at $106.90. During the session, the stock hit a new 52-week high of $108.67. The company’s shares recorded a trading volume of 2.64 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 951,080 shares. The stock oscillated between $104.27 and $1083.67 during the trading session.

A rise in gold prices helped to buoy shares of Randgold Resources as investors are looking for safe haven investment in light of the bearish market sentiment following the ‘Brexit’. Randgold Resources’ stock has climbed 24.16% in the past one month and 73.86% since the beginning of the year.

New 52- Week High – Dollar General

On Monday, Dollar General Corporation’s stock gained 1.50%, closing the day at $93.51, after hitting a new 52-week high of $93.78. The stock recorded a trading volume of 4.08 million shares, which was higher than its three months average volume of 2.70 million shares.

Dollar General’s stock is trading 8.88% and 23.99% above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages respectively. Furthermore, the shares of the company are trading at 22.56 times their trailing twelve month P/E ratio. Over the past one month, Dollar General’s shares have gained 6.54% and are up 30.85% since the beginning of this year.

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