Top Narrow Based Indexes For August 20

By 10:22 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 30.55 points, or 0.23%, to 13,244.65, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 4.87 points, or 0.34%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 15.15 points, or 0.49%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the markets are Chinese Advertising Stocks, which have gained 9.5%, Chinese Agriculture Stocks, up 1.8%, and Casino Stocks, moving 1.3% higher as a group. In Tickerspy's Chinese Advertising complex, Charm Communications CHRM had surged 16.5%. Charm Communications is scheduled to post its unaudited financial results for the second quarter after the closing bell on August 20, 2012. The best performing Tickerspy Chinese Agriculture stock has been China Agritech CAGC, which was up 40%. China Agritech's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 17.59%. Melco Crown Entertainment Limited MPEL is today's leading Tickerspy's Casino stock, gaining 4.9%. Melco Crown Entertainment's PEG ratio is 0.54.