SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Nicor (NYSE:GAS) on November 23rd, 2011 at $53.92. In approximately 13 months, Nicor has returned 25.53% as of today's recent price of $40.15.

In the past 52 weeks, Nicor share prices have been bracketed by a low of $36.59 and a high of $43.00 and are now at $40.15, 10% above that low price. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 0.02% lower and 0.27% lower over the past week, respectively.

Nicor Inc. is holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides gas distribution services in Illinois as well as containerized freight transportation services the Bahamas and the Caribbean region. Nicor als provides energy-related products and services to retail markets and markets natural gas on a wholesale basis.

SmarTrend will continue to scan these moving averages and a number of other proprietary indicators for any changes in momentum for shares of Nicor.

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