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By 10:05 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 45.72 points, or 0.37%, to 12,456.95, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 5.15 points, or 0.39%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 14.24 points, or 0.51%.
Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets are Memory Chip Stocks, which have gained 2.5%, Medical Labs and Diagnostic Services Stocks, up 2.3%, and Energy Storage and Battery Technology Stocks, moving 1.6% higher as a group.
In Tickerspy's
Memory Chip complex, Ramtron International Corp
RMTR had surged 33.1%. Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
CY proposed to buy Ramtron International for $2.48 per share in cash.
The best performing Tickerspy
Medical Labs and Diagnostic Services stock has been GenMark Diagnostics Inc
GNMK, which was up 13.5%. GNMK lifted its 2012 revenue forecast.
A123 Systems Inc
AONE is today's leading Tickerspy's
Energy Storage and Battery Technology stock, gaining 14.4%. AONE shares have dropped 80.08% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 1.64% in the same period.
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