Top Performing Industries For October 8, 2014

At 10:25 am, the Dow dropped 0.02% to 16,716.24, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.09% to 1,933.43 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.12% to 4,379.78. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Electronics Stores: The industry gained 2.04% by 10:25 am. The top performer in this industry was Best Buy Co BBY, which gained 2.2%. Best Buy's PEG ratio is 0.76. Silver: This industry moved up 1.09% by 10:25 am. The top performer in this industry was Silver Standard Resources SSRI, which gained 2.4%. Silver Standard announced its Q3 production results. Security Software & Services: This industry jumped 0.98% by 10:25 am. The top performer in this industry was Symantec SYMC, which rose 1.1%. Bloomberg reported that Symantec is exploring split into security and storage companies, according to sources. Publishing - Books: This industry rose 0.85% by 10:25 am ET. The top performer in this industry was Pearson plc PSO, which gained 1.1%. Pearson shares have dropped 4.95% over the past 52 weeks while the S&P 500 index has gained 16.83% in the same period.