Options Brief: Masco Corporation (MAS)

Shares of Masco Corporation MAS are lower on the session by 4.65%, trading at $13.53. Overall put volume is now running at 5.11x the daily average, with 53% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 7,234 contracts have traded on the session so far. Masco Corporation manufactures, distributes and installs home improvement and building products. During the year ended December 31, 2009, approximately 79% of the company's sales were generated by its North American operations.