Top Performing Industries For December 12, 2016

At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 0.23 percent to 19,802.89, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.07 percent to 2,261.00 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.36 percent to 5,424.98.

The industries that are supporting the market today are:

• Research Services: This industry gained 3.6 percent by 10:30 am. The top stock within the industry was CareDx Inc CDNA, which gained 5.2 percent. CareDx shares have dropped 54.69 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has increased 11.75 percent in the same period.
• Telecom Services - Domestic: This industry rose 1.6 percent by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was AT&T Inc. T, which gained 2.3 percent. Baird upgraded AT&T from Neutral to Outperform and raised the price target from $39.00 to $44.00.
• Telecom Services - Foreign: The industry gained 1.5 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (ADR) NTT which gained 3.9 percent. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone announced plans to buy back up to $1.3 billion in stock.
• Toys & Games: This industry moved up 1.2 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was Hasbro, Inc. HAS, which rose 1 percent.