Top Performing Industries For March 9, 2015

At 10:30 am, the Dow climbed 0.45% to 17,937.86, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.23% to 2,075.96 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.01% to 4,927.60. The industries that are driving the market today are: Synthetics: This industry rose 1.2% by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was Tronox Limited TROX, which gained 2%. Tronox announced a proposed offering of senior notes. Aerospace/Defense Products & Services: This industry jumped 1% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was Astrotech Corp. ASTC, which rose 4%. Astrotech shares have jumped 39.27% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 10.34% in the same period. Cleaning Products: This industry moved up 0.8% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was Orchids Paper Products Company TIS, which gained 1.6%. Orchids Paper Products' PEG ratio is 0.84. General Entertainment: The industry gained 0.7% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was MakeMyTrip Limited MMYT, which gained 3.2%. MakeMyTrip's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $291.92 million.