The diversified services industry closed the day up 1.1%. Harris Interactive Inc ( HPOL), Insweb Corporation ( INSW), Xueda Education Group ( XUE), and Teamstaff Inc ( TSTF) were all winners today within the diversified services industry with Visa Inc ( V) being today's featured diversified services winner. Visa Inc rose $1.26 (1.4%) to $90.51 on light volume. Throughout the day, 4.4 million shares of Visa Inc exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.9 million shares.

Visa Inc. operates retail electronic payments network worldwide. It facilitates commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses, and government entities. Visa Inc has a market cap of $45 billion and is part of the services sector.

TheStreet Ratings rates Visa as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and expanding profit margins. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.

On the negative front, China HGS Real Estate Inc ( HGSH), Information Services Group Inc ( III), CTPartners Executive Search ( CTP), and China Yida ( CNYD) were all losers within the diversified services industry with Moody's Corporation ( MCO) being today's diversified services industry Loser Spotlight stock.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the diversified services industry could consider iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services ( IYC) while those bearish on the diversified services industry could consider ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers ( SCC).
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