Top-Performing Narrow Based Indexes For March 12, 2010 (KIRK, IPI, GRO)
The market has shown mixed reactions so far. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average has added 3.10 points to trade at 10,614.94, Nasdaq lost 1.52 to 2,366.94. Some narrow based indexes, however, are posting gains. These include the Home Furnishing Retailer Stocks, which have gained 3.7%, Agricultural Chemical and Fertilizer Stocks, up 2.7%, and Chinese Agriculture Stocks, moving 2.3% higher, as a group.
In Tickerspy's Home Furnishing Retailer complex, small cap name Kirkland's Inc (NASDAQ: KIRK) has moved up 4.6%. KIRK has a market cap of only $403.64 million. So, the shares can be quite volatile.
The best performing Tickerspy Agricultural Chemical and Fertilizer Stock has been Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI), which has moved up 11.65% today. The company produces and markets muriate of potash or potassium chloride and langbeinite under the Trio brand name in the US.
Agria Corporation (NYSE: GRO) is leading among Tickerspy's Chinese Agriculture Stocks today, having gained 4.52%. GRO is involved in the research and development, production and sale of upstream agricultural products in China.
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