August 25, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Of the Most Actives, last session’s trading showed 12 advancers versus 13 decliners. Volume leaders were led by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) trading 154,022,200 shares closing at $4.82 (up 2.6%), Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) trading 70,813,400 shares closing at $1.7 (up 41.7%) and the PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ: QQQQ) trading 40,357,375 shares closing at $40.25 (down 0.1%).

Of last session’s Greatest Percentage Losers, stocks taking the greatest monetary losses were led by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX) trading on volume of 818,100 shares (losing $190.7 million), Natural Resource Partners LP (NYSE: NRP) trading on volume of 151,200 shares (losing $98.7 million) and ArvinMeritor,Inc. (NYSE: ARM) trading on volume of 817,500 shares (losing $57.0 million).

Of last session’s Greatest Percentage Winners, stocks making the greatest monetary gains were led by Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ: MERC) trading on volume of 772,134 shares (gaining $31.2 million), Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) trading on volume of 76,319 shares (gaining $15.9 million) and Harris Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ: HPOL) trading on volume of 279,977 shares (gaining $14.8 million).

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