NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 1, 2018 / U.S. markets closed lower Wednesday to end February in the red, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 breaking its longest monthly gain streak since 1959. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.50 percent to close at 25,029.20, down 4.3 percent for the month, while the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.1 percent to close at 2,713.83, down 3.9 percent for the month. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.78 percent to close at 7,273.01, for a monthly loss of 1.9 percent and snapping a streak of 8 months of monthly gains. February was a volatile month for stocks as concerns of rising inflation sent interest rates higher.

"Valuations are high for all financial assets, and the trick for the Fed will be to get to a normalized rate environment on a slow enough bypass that we don't hit any speed bumps along the way," said James Meyer, chief investment officer at Tower Bridge Advisors, according to MarketWatch.

RDI Initiates Coverage on:

Etsy, Inc.
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Herbalife Ltd.
https://rdinvesting.com/news/?ticker=HLF

Etsy's stock jumped 20.35% Wednesday, to close the day at $25.31. The stock recorded a trading volume of 15,452,924 shares, which was above its three months average volume of 2,197,358 shares. In the last year, Etsy's shares have traded in a range of 9.41 - 26.23. The share price has gained 168.97% from its 52 week low. The company's shares are currently trading above their 200-day moving average. The stock's 50-day moving average of $19.69 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $17.98. Shares of Etsy are trading at a Price to Earnings ratio of 188.88. Shares of Etsy have gained roughly 34.91 percent in the past month and are up 23.77 percent year-to-date.

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On Wednesday, shares of Herbalife recorded a trading volume of 6,386,919 shares, which was above the three months average volume of 1,047,306 shares. The stock ended the day 6.30% higher at 92.10. The share price has gained 81.66% from its 52 week low with a 52 week trading range of 50.70 - 95.93. The company's shares are currently trading above their 200-day moving average. The stock's 50-day moving average of $79.32 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $71.73. Shares of the company are trading at a Price to Earnings ratio of 35.70. Shares of Herbalife have gained roughly 10.98 percent in the past month and are up 36 percent year-to-date.

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https://rdinvesting.com/news/?ticker=HLF

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