Top Performing Industries For December 31, 2014 - Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW), Pearson (NYSE:PSO)

At 10:30 am, the Dow climbed 0.26% to 18,029.08, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.18% to 2,084.17 and the NASDAQ composite index climbed 0.42% to 4,797.34. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are:

Toy & Hobby Stores:

The industry gained 2.69% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc.BBW

, which gained 2.7%. Build-A-Bear's PEG ratio is 1.07.

Publishing - Books:

This industry rose 1.63% by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was

Pearson plc PSO

, which gained 2.2%. Pearson's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $7.73 billion.

Regional Airlines:

This industry moved up 1.60% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. RJET

, which gained 3.8%. Republic Airways shares have jumped 28.02% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has surged 13.56% in the same period.

Appliances:

This industry jumped 1.11% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Whirlpool Corp.WHR

, which rose 1.4%. Whirlpool's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 15.27%.

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