Top Narrow Based Indexes For March 17 (CIGX, PWE, IIJI)
By 10:42 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 153.00 points, or 1.32%, to 11,766.30, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 19.66 points, or 1.56%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 37.09 point, or 1.42%.
Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets are Tobacco and Tobacco Product Stocks, which have gained 3.4%, Canadian Energy Trusts, up 3.4%, and Japan Stocks and ADRs, moving 3.2% higher as a group.
In Tickerspy's Tobacco and Tobacco Product complex, Star Scientific Inc (NASDAQ: CIGX) had surged 11.7%. CIGX appointed Richard L. Sharp to the company's board of directors.
The best performing Tickerspy Canadian Energy Trusts stock has been Penn West Petroleum Ltd (NYSE: PWE), which was up 4.3%. PWE's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $2.58 billion.
Internet Initiative Japan Inc (NASDAQ: IIJI) is today's leading Tickerspy's Japan Stocks and ADRs stock, gaining 8.7%. IIJI's trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow is $143.77 million.
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