Top Narrow Based Indexes For January 30

By 11:00 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 103.84 points, or 0.82%, to 12,556.62, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 11.68 points, or 0.89%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 19.42 points, or 0.69%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the markets are Electric Grid and Smart Meter Stocks, which have gained 1.4%, Auto Parts and Repair Retail Stocks, up 1.3%, and Tobacco and Tobacco Product Stocks, moving 1.0% higher as a group. In Tickerspy's

complex, Thomas & Betts Corp

had surged 22.6%. ABB Ltd

announced its plans to acquire Thomas & Betts for $72 per share in cash or around $3.9 billion. The best performing Tickerspy

stock has been Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (The)

, which was up 22.9%. PBY agreed to be bought by Gores Group for $15.00 per share. Star Scientific Inc

is today's leading Tickerspy's

stock, gaining 3.5%. CIGX reported the first human clinical trial showing that Anatabloc™ lowers C-reactive protein levels in subjects' blood.