Worst Performing Industries For January 22, 2015

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The Dow surged 0.85% to 17,703.81, while the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.87% to 4,708.10. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 0.91% to 2,050.70. The worst performing industries in the market today are:
Photographic Equipment & Supplies:
This industry fell 2.68% by 11:00 am ET.
GoPro, Inc.GPRO
shares dropped 2.1% in today's trading. GoPro's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 4.42%.
Telecom Services - Domestic:
This industry tumbled 1.69% by 11:00 am. The worst stock within the industry was
Verizon Communications Inc.VZ
, which fell 2.6%. Verizon posted a quarterly loss of $2.15 billion, or $0.54 per share, versus a year-ago profit of $7.92 billion, or $1.76 per share. Excluding items, the company earned $0.71 per share. Its revenue gained 6.8% to $33.2 billion.
Drug Related Products:
This industry declined 1.56% by 11:00 am with
Perrigo Company Public Limited Company PRGO
moving down 2.2%. Perrigo is expected to release Q2 results on February 5, 2015.
Drug Manufacturers - Other:
The industry dropped 0.75% by 11:00 am. The worst performer in this industry was
Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc.ALXA
, which declined 3.3%. Alexza Pharmaceuticals reported that it has initiated a Phase 2a study of AZ-002.
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