Top Performing Industries For December 9, 2015

At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 0.73 percent to 17,695.54, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.46 percent to 2,073.02 and the NASDAQ composite index declined 0.11 percent to 5,092.75. The industries that are supporting the market today are:

Synthetics:

This industry jumped 3.7 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Axiall CorpAXLL

, which rose 3.1 percent. Axiall shares have dropped 59.19 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 1.85 percent in the same period.

Foreign Utilities:

This industry rose 3.3 percent by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was

CPFL Energia S.A. (ADR) CPL

, which gained 6.3 percent. CPFL Energia's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $5.50 billion.

Silver:

The industry gained 2.4 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc FSM

, which gained 3.6 percent. Silver futures gained 1.27 percent to trade at $14.30 an ounce.

Oil & Gas Pipelines:

This industry moved up 2.1 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Azure Midstream Partners, LP Common Units Limited Partnership AZUR

, which rose 13.4 percent.

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