Top Performing Industries For February 24, 2015

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At 11:15 am, the Dow climbed 0.50% to 18,206.91, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.28% to 2,115.62 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 0.12% to 4,967.04. The industries that are driving the market today are:
Semiconductor - Specialized:
This industry rose 2.8% by 11:15 am ET. The top performer in this industry was
SunPower CorporationSPWR
, which gained 16.3%.
First SolarFSLR
and SunPower are in advanced talks to form a joint YieldCo vehicle. SunPower reported Q4 earnings of $0.26 per share on revenue of $1.16 billion.
Foreign Utilities:
The industry gained 2.5% by 11:15 am. The top performer in this industry was
CPFL Energia S.A. CPL
, which gained 5%. CPFL Energia's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $5.59 billion.
Investment Brokerage - Regional:
This industry moved up 2.4% by 11:15 am. The top performer in this industry was
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.OPY
, which gained 5.6%. Oppenheimer's PEG ratio is 0.83.
Building Materials Wholesale:
This industry jumped 2.3% by 11:15 am. The top performer in this industry was
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.LPX
, which rose 2.2%. Louisiana-Pacific shares have dropped 5.21% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 14.34% in the same period.
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