Top Performing Industries For January 21, 2016 - Conn's (NASDAQ:CONN), Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW)

At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 0.81 percent to 15,894.19, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.63 percent to 1,871.08 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 0.56 percent to 4,496.83. The industries that are driving the market today are:

Publishing - Books:

This industry gained 8.2 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Pearson PLC (ADR)PSO

, which rose 14 percent. Pearson announced its plans to lower 4,000 jobs. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded Pearson from Underperform to Buy.

Toy & Hobby Stores:

This industry rose 3.5 percent by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was

Build-A-Bear Workshop, IncBBW

, which gained 2.2 percent. Build-A-Bear's PEG ratio is 0.38.

Sporting Goods Stores:

The industry gained 3.4 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Performance Sports Group Ltd PSG

, which gained 6 percent. Performance Sports Group shares have dropped 69.57 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has slipped 9.88 percent in the same period.

Electronics Stores:

This industry moved up 3.2 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

CONN'S, Inc. CONN

, which rose 5.5 percent.

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