Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 27

By 1:12 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 11.24 points, or 0.09%, to 12,305.24, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 1.19 points, or 0.09%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 8.20 points, or 0.31%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the markets are Gaming and Slot-Machine Stocks, which have gained 3.2%, Personal Product and Beauty Care Stocks, up 2.5%, and Geothermal Stocks, moving 2.4% higher as a group. In Tickerspy's Gaming and Slot-Machine complex, Scientific Games Corp SGMS had surged 12.8%. SGMS' trailing-twelve-month revenue is $851.71 million. The best performing Tickerspy Personal Product and Beauty Care stock has been Parlux Fragrances Inc PARL, which was up 73.2%. Perfumania announced its plans to acquire Parlux Fragrances for $170 million. Nevada Geothermal Power Inc NGLPF is today's leading Tickerspy's Geothermal stock, gaining 4%. NGLPF's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 28.49%.