Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 19

By 10:10 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 28.12 points, or 0.24%, to 11,894.51, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 1.67 points, or 0.14%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 5.61 points, or 0.22%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the markets are Grocery Store Stocks, which have gained 3.3%, Home Furnishing Retailer Stocks, up 3.1%, and Stem Cell Stocks, moving 2.8% higher as a group. In Tickerspy's

complex, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc (NASDAQ:

) had surged 70.6%. Bi-Lo LLC announced its plans to buy Winn-Dixie for $560 million. The best performing Tickerspy

stock has been Kirkland's Inc (NASDAQ:

), which was up 4.3%. KIRK's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $420.78 million. Neostem Inc (AMEX:

) is today's leading Tickerspy's

stock, gaining 5.6%. NBS has a dividend yield of 13.60%.