Top Narrow Based Indexes For September 18

By 11:00 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 10.42 points, or 0.08%, to 13,563.52, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 1.88 points, or 0.13%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 2.91 points, or 0.09%.

Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the markets are Swine Flu and Bird Flu Stocks, which have gained 3.0%, Nutrition Product Stocks, up 2.7%, and Uranium Stocks, moving 2.3% higher as a group.

In Tickerspy's Swine Flu and Bird Flu complex, Hemispherx Biopharma (AMEX: HEB) had surged 7.5%. Hemispherx Biopharma shares have surged 113.89% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 21.55% in the same period.

The best performing Tickerspy Nutrition Product stock has been Schiff Nutrition International (NYSE: SHF), which was up 9.8%. Schiff Nutrition lifted FY13 forecast.

Denison Mines (AMEX: DNN) is today's leading Tickerspy's Uranium stock, gaining 13%. Denison Mines' trailing-twelve-month revenue is $86.98 million.

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