Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, January 19th (SOXL, SGG, EDC, XIV)

by Craig Jones, Benzinga Staff Writer

January 19, 2012 6:53 PM | 1 min read | Make a Comment

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares

SOXL

gained 6.14% on Thursday, and it closed at $37.15. In the semiconductor space, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

AMD

jumped 4.19%, and Broadcom Corporation

BRCM

added 4.92%. iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN

SGG

traded higher today, along with sugar. iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN (

) jumped 3.45%, and it closed at $87.24. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3x Shares(

)

EDC

jumped 2.68% as Sasol Limited (

)

SSL

gained 1.40% on Thursday. VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN

XIV

added 2.62% today, and it closed at $7.83. This was the third consecutive trading session that XIV closed higher.

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