Basic Material Most Active: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE:PBR), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)

Petrobras Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) CEO Maria das Gracas Foster said the energy company is nearing the end of the probe into allegations it accepted bribes from SBM offshore, the Wall Street Journal reports. Petrobras’ shares are trading near their lowest levels since 2008. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) shares after opening at $10.63 moved to $11.15 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $10.90. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.50 and price to cash ratio as 2.74. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.96%.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), plans on investing $20 billion in a gas-fired power complex along with Vietnam’s state-owned oil and gas company, PetroVietnam. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) shares fell -1.03% in last trading session and ended the day on $93.73. XOM return on equity ratio is recorded as 19.30% and its return on assets is 9.50%. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) yearly performance is 8.77%.

Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE:AUY) saw unusual options trading-activity on Thursday. The stock traders purchased 25,274 call-options on Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE:AUY). This represents a rise of 468% in comparison to the volume of 4,447 call options. Yamana Gold Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AUY) shares moved down -4.10% in last trading session and was closed at $9.58, while trading in range of $9.52 – $9.89. Yamana Gold Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AUY) year to date (YTD) performance is 11.14%.

Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) was downgraded by Zacks from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, StockRatingsNetwork reports. They currently have an $18.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks‘s target price indicates a potential downside of 10.98% from the company’s current price. Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) weekly performance is -4.67%. On last trading day company shares ended up $19.39. Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.49%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $20.37.

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