Worst Performing Industries For February 19, 2015


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The Dow declined 0.22% to 17,990.47, while the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.31% to 4,921.45. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 0.07% to 2,098.19.The worst performing industries in the market today are: Toy & Hobby Stores:

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This industry tumbled 6.3% by 11:00 am. The worst stock within the industry was Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (NYSE: BBW), which fell 6.9%. Build-A-Bear reported Q4 earnings of $0.73 per share on revenue of $130 million. REIT - Hotel/Motel: This industry declined 2.3% by 11:00 am with Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

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(NYSE: HST) moving down 5%. Host Hotels reported Q4 FFO of $0.40 on sales of $1.32 billion. Internet Service Providers: The industry dropped 1.8% by 11:00 am. The worst performer in this industry was SMTP, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMTP), which declined 4.4%. SMTP announced the suspension of dividend and reported preliminary sales in the range of $2.8 million to $2.9 million for the fourth quarter. Metal Fabrication: This industry fell 1.7% by 11:00 am ET. Tenaris S.A. (NYSE: TS) shares dropped 3.9% in today's trading. Tenaris announced Q4 and annual results on Wednesday.

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