Top Performing Industries For December 23, 2015

At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 0.74 percent to 17,546.82, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.86 percent to 2,056.44 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.66 percent to 5,034.29. The industries that are driving the market today are:

Synthetics:

This industry jumped 3.7 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Axiall CorpAXLL

, which rose 4.8 percent. Axiall shares have dropped 66.21 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has declined 2.06 percent in the same period.

Cement:

This industry rose 3.5 percent by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was

Cemex SAB de CV (ADR)CX

, which gained 4.8 percent. Cemex's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $13.24 billion.

Publishing - Books:

The industry gained 2.7 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Pearson PLC (ADR)

PSO

, which gained 3.4 percent. Pearson shares have slipped 40.31 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has declined 2.06 percent in the same period.

Oil & Gas Pipelines:

This industry moved up 2 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was

Azure Midstream Partners, LP Common Units Limited Partnership AZUR

, which rose 26 percent.

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