LONDON, April 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

The markets on Friday, April 25, 2014 ended on a lower note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,361.46, down 0.85% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,075.56, down 1.75%. The S&P 500 finished the day 0.81% lower at 1,863.40. The losses were broad based with eight out of ten sectors edging lower. The S&P 500 Energy Sector Index ended the day at 681.62, down 0.44%, whereas the index gained 4.39% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Forest Oil Corp. (NYSE: FST), SM Energy Co. (NYSE: SM), Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: GTE) and Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (NASDAQ: CRZO). Free technical research on FST, SM, GTE and CRZO can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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On Friday, shares in Forest Oil Corp. fluctuated between $1.86 and $1.92 before ending the session 2.09% lower at $1.87. The stock reported a trading volume of 1.82 million shares, much below its three months average volume of 5.13 million shares. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 13.16. Forest Oil Corp.'s shares have advanced 1.08% in the last one month, but the stock has declined 4.10% in the previous three trading sessions and 48.20% on YTD basis. Forest Oil Corp.'s stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $2.07 and $4.01, respectively. Moreover, shares of the company have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 40.89. Sign up today to read free research on FST at:

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On Friday,SM Energy Co.'s stock edged 0.98% lower, to close the day at $78.52. The stock recorded a trading volume of 1.30 million shares, close to its three months average volume of 1.25 million shares. The stock oscillated between $78.05 and $79.40 during the session. Over the last three trading sessions and over the past one month, SM Energy Co.'s shares have gained 0.74% and 10.79%, respectively. However, the stock has lost 5.52% since the start of this year. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, while the 50-day moving average of $74.04 is below SM Energy Co.'s 200-day moving average of $77.84. Additionally, the stock traded at a PE ratio of 18.25 and has an RSI of 65.61. Sign up today to read free research on SM at:

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On Friday, shares in Gran Tierra Energy Inc. recorded a trading volume of 0.77 million shares, below its three months average volume of 0.94 million shares. The stock ended the day at $7.18, which was 2.18% below its previous day's closing of $7.34, and registered an intraday range of $7.16 and $7.40. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 15.96. Gran Tierra Energy Inc.'s shares have lost 3.23% in the previous three trading sessions, 2.05% in the last one month, and 1.78% on YTD basis. Gran Tierra Energy Inc.'s stock is trading above its 200-day moving average of $7.12. Furthermore, shares of the company have an RSI of 42.82. Sign up today to read free research on GTE at:

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Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.'s stock finished the Friday's session 3.87% lower at $53.12. A total of 0.97 million shares were traded, which was below its three months average volume of 1.10 million shares. The stock moved between $52.56 and $54.95 during the session. Over the last one month and the previous three months, Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.'s shares have gained 0.36% and 28.09%, respectively. Additionally, from the beginning of 2014, the company's stock has gained an upside of 18.65%. The company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Moreover, the stock's 50-day moving average of $50.49 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $41.94. Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.'s stock traded at a PE ratio of 47.51 and has an RSI of 53.37. Sign up today to read free research on CRZO at:

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