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| Last: 60.97 | Chg: +0.28 | %Chg: +0.46% | Open: -- | Vol: 0 | |
| Bid: 60.91 | Ask: 60.97 | Size: 2 | High: -- | Low: -- | Avg Vol: 16.7 M |

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| Industry | Metals |
| Shares Outstanding | 143.4 M |
| 52 Wk Performance Price | 233.8% |
| Dividend | 0.20 2010/02/08 |
| Today's High -- | P/E -- |
| Today's Low -- | EPS -10.42 |
| Open -- | Price to Book 32.8 |
| Prev Close 60.69 | |
| 52 Wk high 66.45 | Moving Averages: |
| 52 Wk Low 16.66 | 21 Day 55.36 |
| Market Cap 8.7 B | 50 Day 54.62 |
| Yield 0.33 | 200 Day 45.06 |
| Bid $ | Ask $ | Chg $ | Vol | Opn Int | Series | Bid $ | Ask $ | Chg $ | Vol | Opn Int |
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| 35.55 | 35.75 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 25.0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 46 |
| 30.55 | 30.75 | 0.02 | 0 | 110 | Mar 10 30.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 514 |
| 25.55 | 25.75 | 0.02 | 0 | 121 | Mar 10 35.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 3658 |
| 20.55 | 20.75 | 0.02 | 0 | 501 | Mar 10 40.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 8740 |
| 18.55 | 18.75 | 0.02 | 0 | 445 | Mar 10 42.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 1738 |
| 17.55 | 17.75 | 0.02 | 0 | 278 | Mar 10 43.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 3638 |
| 16.55 | 16.75 | 0.02 | 0 | 275 | Mar 10 44.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 2301 |
| 15.55 | 15.75 | 0.02 | 0 | 1660 | Mar 10 45.0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 13872 |
| 14.65 | 14.75 | 0.05 | 0 | 1064 | Mar 10 46.0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 3634 |
| 13.65 | 13.75 | 0.05 | 0 | 1361 | Mar 10 47.0 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 3002 |
| 12.65 | 12.75 | 0.05 | 0 | 2563 | Mar 10 48.0 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 3662 |
| 11.65 | 11.75 | 0.05 | 0 | 3328 | Mar 10 49.0 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 6852 |
| 10.65 | 10.75 | 0.05 | 0 | 13551 | Mar 10 50.0 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 15340 |
| 5.75 | 5.85 | 0.05 | 0 | 11215 | Mar 10 55.0 | 0.10 | 0.12 | -0.01 | 0 | 14994 |
| 1.52 | 1.54 | 0.00 | 0 | 15865 | Mar 10 60.0 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0 | 10214 |
| 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0 | 9364 | Mar 10 65.0 | 4.40 | 4.50 | -0.03 | 0 | 1331 |
| 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 7890 | Mar 10 70.0 | 9.30 | 9.40 | -0.05 | 0 | 729 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 2514 | Mar 10 75.0 | 14.30 | 14.40 | 0.00 | 0 | 402 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 3100 | Mar 10 80.0 | 19.25 | 19.40 | -0.02 | 0 | 91 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 1580 | Mar 10 85.0 | 24.25 | 24.40 | -0.02 | 0 | 4 |
| 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 11 | Mar 10 90.0 | 29.25 | 29.45 | 0.00 | 0 | 14 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 95.0 | 34.25 | 34.45 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 41.60 | 43.30 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 17.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 155 |
| 39.35 | 41.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 20.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 218 |
| 36.70 | 38.30 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 22.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 163 |
| 34.20 | 35.80 | 0.00 | 0 | 26 | Apr 10 25.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 1414 |
| 30.35 | 30.80 | 0.00 | 0 | 255 | Apr 10 30.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 1711 |
| 29.35 | 29.80 | 0.00 | 0 | 120 | Apr 10 31.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 574 |
| 28.35 | 28.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 145 | Apr 10 32.0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 470 |
| 27.25 | 27.80 | 0.00 | 0 | 73 | Apr 10 33.0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 424 |
| 26.35 | 26.80 | 0.00 | 0 | 207 | Apr 10 34.0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 323 |
| 25.30 | 25.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 1534 | Apr 10 35.0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 2753 |
| 24.35 | 24.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 1453 | Apr 10 36.0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 1031 |
| 23.30 | 23.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 215 | Apr 10 37.0 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 7893 |
| 22.30 | 22.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 326 | Apr 10 38.0 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 691 |
| 21.40 | 21.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 641 | Apr 10 39.0 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0 | 778 |
| 20.55 | 20.90 | 0.00 | 0 | 1220 | Apr 10 40.0 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0 | 2770 |
| 19.60 | 19.90 | 0.00 | 0 | 493 | Apr 10 41.0 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0 | 1173 |
| 18.60 | 18.90 | 0.00 | 0 | 1559 | Apr 10 42.0 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0 | 2966 |
| 17.75 | 17.90 | 0.03 | 0 | 657 | Apr 10 43.0 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0 | 1933 |
| 16.80 | 16.95 | 0.05 | 0 | 3354 | Apr 10 44.0 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 6175 |
| 15.85 | 15.95 | 0.02 | 0 | 1654 | Apr 10 45.0 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0 | 9217 |
| 14.90 | 15.00 | 0.05 | 0 | 4153 | Apr 10 46.0 | 0.26 | 0.29 | -0.01 | 0 | 1384 |
| 13.95 | 14.10 | 0.02 | 0 | 1792 | Apr 10 47.0 | 0.32 | 0.35 | -0.01 | 0 | 1307 |
| 13.05 | 13.15 | 0.05 | 0 | 2813 | Apr 10 48.0 | 0.39 | 0.42 | -0.01 | 0 | 3521 |
| 12.10 | 12.25 | 0.03 | 0 | 1459 | Apr 10 49.0 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0 | 1161 |
| 11.20 | 11.35 | 0.02 | 0 | 12867 | Apr 10 50.0 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0 | 15329 |
| 7.05 | 7.15 | 0.05 | 0 | 8887 | Apr 10 55.0 | 1.40 | 1.43 | -0.01 | 0 | 16183 |
| 3.75 | 3.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 28446 | Apr 10 60.0 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 6255 |
| 1.71 | 1.72 | 0.00 | 0 | 22329 | Apr 10 65.0 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 2720 |
| 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0 | 7544 | Apr 10 70.0 | 9.90 | 10.05 | -0.02 | 0 | 513 |
| 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0 | 17640 | Apr 10 75.0 | 14.50 | 14.60 | -0.02 | 0 | 442 |
| 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0 | 1808 | Apr 10 80.0 | 19.35 | 19.45 | -0.02 | 0 | 1195 |
| 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 2312 | Apr 10 85.0 | 24.30 | 24.40 | -0.03 | 0 | 61 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 158 | Apr 10 90.0 | 29.20 | 30.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 510 | Apr 10 95.0 | 34.20 | 35.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 |
| 37.90 | 38.35 | 0.00 | 0 | 56 | Jul 10 22.5 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0 | 174 |
| 35.50 | 35.90 | 0.00 | 0 | 61 | Jul 10 25.0 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0 | 233 |
| 30.60 | 31.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 129 | Jul 10 30.0 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 481 |
| 26.05 | 26.20 | 0.05 | 0 | 82 | Jul 10 35.0 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0 | 1746 |
| 23.25 | 23.40 | 0.05 | 0 | 123 | Jul 10 38.0 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.00 | 0 | 1259 |
| 22.35 | 22.50 | 0.05 | 0 | 157 | Jul 10 39.0 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 0 | 632 |
| 21.45 | 21.60 | 0.05 | 0 | 258 | Jul 10 40.0 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 971 |
| 20.60 | 20.70 | 0.05 | 0 | 45 | Jul 10 41.0 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 0 | 431 |
| 19.70 | 19.80 | 0.02 | 0 | 1017 | Jul 10 42.0 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0 | 495 |
| 18.85 | 18.95 | 0.03 | 0 | 149 | Jul 10 43.0 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0 | 2514 |
| 18.00 | 18.10 | 0.02 | 0 | 320 | Jul 10 44.0 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 0.00 | 0 | 358 |
| 17.20 | 17.30 | 0.08 | 0 | 335 | Jul 10 45.0 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 0.00 | 0 | 1972 |
| 16.35 | 16.45 | 0.03 | 0 | 215 | Jul 10 46.0 | 1.70 | 1.73 | 0.00 | 0 | 804 |
| 15.55 | 15.65 | 0.03 | 0 | 743 | Jul 10 47.0 | 1.89 | 1.93 | 0.00 | 0 | 1071 |
| 14.80 | 14.90 | 0.05 | 0 | 1739 | Jul 10 48.0 | 2.11 | 2.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 312 |
| 14.00 | 14.10 | 0.03 | 0 | 376 | Jul 10 49.0 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 0.00 | 0 | 1493 |
| 13.25 | 13.35 | 0.00 | 0 | 4892 | Jul 10 50.0 | 2.59 | 2.63 | 0.00 | 0 | 10938 |
| 9.85 | 9.95 | 0.00 | 0 | 5064 | Jul 10 55.0 | 4.15 | 4.25 | -0.03 | 0 | 1734 |
| 7.05 | 7.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 23358 | Jul 10 60.0 | 6.35 | 6.45 | 0.00 | 0 | 4172 |
| 4.80 | 4.90 | 0.00 | 0 | 2895 | Jul 10 65.0 | 9.10 | 9.20 | -0.05 | 0 | 2869 |
| 3.20 | 3.25 | 0.02 | 0 | 1929 | Jul 10 70.0 | 12.45 | 12.55 | -0.05 | 0 | 1180 |
| 2.04 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 0 | 2158 | Jul 10 75.0 | 16.30 | 16.40 | -0.03 | 0 | 254 |
| 1.27 | 1.30 | 0.01 | 0 | 1276 | Jul 10 80.0 | 20.50 | 20.65 | -0.02 | 0 | 224 |
| 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 0 | 296 | Jul 10 85.0 | 25.00 | 25.15 | -0.02 | 0 | 72 |
| 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 0 | 848 | Jul 10 90.0 | 29.65 | 29.90 | 0.00 | 0 | 231 |
| 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0 | 223 | Jul 10 95.0 | 34.45 | 35.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 34 |
| 31.15 | 31.30 | 0.05 | 0 | 100 | Oct 10 30.0 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0 | 244 |
| 26.60 | 26.75 | 0.05 | 0 | 35 | Oct 10 35.0 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 496 |
| 22.30 | 22.45 | 0.02 | 0 | 80 | Oct 10 40.0 | 1.67 | 1.72 | 0.00 | 0 | 425 |
| 18.35 | 18.50 | 0.02 | 0 | 41 | Oct 10 45.0 | 2.70 | 2.75 | -0.01 | 0 | 675 |
| 15.45 | 15.60 | 0.02 | 0 | 146 | Oct 10 49.0 | 3.80 | 3.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 540 |
| 14.80 | 14.90 | 0.03 | 0 | 373 | Oct 10 50.0 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 1032 |
| 11.65 | 11.75 | 0.00 | 0 | 953 | Oct 10 55.0 | 5.95 | 6.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 272 |
| 8.95 | 9.10 | 0.02 | 0 | 809 | Oct 10 60.0 | 8.25 | 8.35 | 0.00 | 0 | 392 |
| 6.75 | 6.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 301 | Oct 10 65.0 | 11.05 | 11.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 336 |
| 5.00 | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 501 | Oct 10 70.0 | 14.25 | 14.35 | -0.05 | 0 | 113 |
| 3.60 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0 | 657 | Oct 10 75.0 | 17.85 | 18.00 | -0.03 | 0 | 240 |
| 54.40 | 56.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 5.0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 3931 |
| 51.75 | 53.65 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 7.5 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 366 |
| 49.40 | 50.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 54 | Jan 11 10.0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | -0.01 | 0 | 443 |
| 46.25 | 48.70 | 0.00 | 0 | 92 | Jan 11 12.5 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0 | 685 |
| 44.40 | 45.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 124 | Jan 11 15.0 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 1465 |
| 42.50 | 43.40 | 0.00 | 0 | 93 | Jan 11 17.5 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0 | 1906 |
| 40.00 | 41.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 254 | Jan 11 20.0 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0 | 4327 |
| 37.45 | 38.65 | 0.00 | 0 | 311 | Jan 11 22.5 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 0 | 898 |
| 35.85 | 36.30 | 0.00 | 0 | 772 | Jan 11 25.0 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0 | 2256 |
| 31.45 | 31.70 | 0.00 | 0 | 3970 | Jan 11 30.0 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 8875 |
| 27.20 | 27.40 | 0.02 | 0 | 4059 | Jan 11 35.0 | 1.64 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 0 | 2339 |
| 23.20 | 23.35 | 0.00 | 0 | 2619 | Jan 11 40.0 | 2.59 | 2.64 | 0.00 | 0 | 7900 |
| 19.50 | 19.65 | 0.05 | 0 | 3908 | Jan 11 45.0 | 3.85 | 3.95 | 0.00 | 0 | 6715 |
| 16.20 | 16.35 | 0.05 | 0 | 36047 | Jan 11 50.0 | 5.50 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0 | 3142 |
| 13.20 | 13.35 | 0.02 | 0 | 2272 | Jan 11 55.0 | 7.50 | 7.60 | 0.00 | 0 | 2355 |
| 10.65 | 10.80 | 0.03 | 0 | 1794 | Jan 11 60.0 | 9.95 | 10.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 2167 |
| 8.50 | 8.60 | 0.00 | 0 | 5484 | Jan 11 65.0 | 12.75 | 12.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 1542 |
| 6.65 | 6.80 | 0.03 | 0 | 5812 | Jan 11 70.0 | 15.90 | 16.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 1610 |
| 5.25 | 5.30 | 0.00 | 0 | 1152 | Jan 11 75.0 | 19.40 | 19.55 | -0.03 | 0 | 271 |
| 4.00 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 1283 | Jan 11 80.0 | 23.20 | 23.35 | 0.00 | 0 | 470 |
| 3.05 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 916 | Jan 11 85.0 | 27.25 | 27.40 | 0.00 | 0 | 175 |
| 2.33 | 2.38 | 0.01 | 0 | 1238 | Jan 11 90.0 | 31.50 | 31.65 | 0.00 | 0 | 246 |
| 1.75 | 1.81 | 0.00 | 0 | 1342 | Jan 11 95.0 | 35.90 | 36.05 | -0.05 | 0 | 99 |
| 1.32 | 1.37 | 0.00 | 0 | 922 | Jan 11 100.0 | 40.50 | 40.60 | -0.03 | 0 | 328 |
| 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0 | 939 | Jan 11 110.0 | 49.90 | 50.05 | -0.05 | 0 | 265 |
| 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0 | 3537 | Jan 11 120.0 | 59.50 | 60.40 | 0.00 | 0 | 966 |
| 40.05 | 41.65 | 0.00 | 0 | 38 | Jan 12 20.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0 | 2989 |
| 38.50 | 39.45 | 0.00 | 0 | 31 | Jan 12 22.5 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 140 |
| 37.00 | 37.40 | 0.00 | 0 | 20 | Jan 12 25.0 | 1.50 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 0 | 943 |
| 33.00 | 33.30 | 0.00 | 0 | 184 | Jan 12 30.0 | 2.41 | 2.54 | 0.00 | 0 | 2690 |
| 25.80 | 26.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 248 | Jan 12 40.0 | 5.05 | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 450 |
| 19.75 | 20.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 874 | Jan 12 50.0 | 8.85 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 524 |
| 14.85 | 15.15 | 0.02 | 0 | 576 | Jan 12 60.0 | 13.75 | 13.95 | 0.00 | 0 | 321 |
| 12.75 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 191 | Jan 12 65.0 | 16.55 | 16.85 | 0.00 | 0 | 96 |
| 10.90 | 11.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 140 | Jan 12 70.0 | 19.70 | 19.95 | 0.00 | 0 | 103 |
| 9.30 | 9.60 | 0.00 | 0 | 117 | Jan 12 75.0 | 23.05 | 23.35 | 0.00 | 0 | 92 |
| 7.95 | 8.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 137 | Jan 12 80.0 | 26.60 | 26.90 | 0.00 | 0 | 42 |
| 6.70 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 55 | Jan 12 85.0 | 30.35 | 30.65 | 0.00 | 0 | 70 |
| 5.65 | 5.95 | 0.00 | 0 | 135 | Jan 12 90.0 | 34.30 | 34.65 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 4.80 | 5.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 161 | Jan 12 95.0 | 38.40 | 38.75 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 |