International Monetary Gains 15.22%, Cites Interviews

(financialwire.net via COMTEX), July 30, 2004 -- International Monetary Systems (INLM) gained 15.22% Thursday on volume of 35, 300, just over its average volume of 24,658, after noting that it had been featured in three online web interviews.

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