Worst Performing Industries For October 8, 2014

The Dow gained 0.06% to 16,729.07, while the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.05% to 4,382.89. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.01% to 1,934.98. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Photographic Equipment & Supplies: The industry dropped 5.61% by 10:40 am. The worst performer in this industry was GoPro GPRO, which declined 5.9%. Piper Jaffray downgraded GoPro from Overweight to Neutral. Dairy Products: This industry fell 1.19% by 10:40 am ET. Lifeway Foods LWAY shares dropped 2.1% in today's trading. Lifeway Foods' PEG ratio is 3.80. Nonmetallic Mineral Mining: This industry tumbled 1.13% by 10:40 am. The worst stock within the industry was Westmoreland Coal Co WLB, which fell 3.9%. Westmoreland Coal shares have jumped 183.37% over the past 52 weeks while the S&P 500 index has gained 16.83% in the same period. Building Materials Wholesale: This industry declined 1.04% by 10:40 am, with Bluelinx Holdings BXC moving down 1.5%. Bluelinx's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is -0.55%.
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