At 10:30 am, the Dow fell 0.44 percent to 17,906.76, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.66 percent to 2,101.44
and the NASDAQ composite index declined 1.04 percent to 4,907.11.
The industries that are still afloat in the market today are:
Drug Stores: This industry gained 2.1 percent by 11:00 am. The top stock within the industry was Walgreens Boots
Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA), which gained 4.2 percent.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's PEG ratio is 1.29.
Silver: This industry rose 1.4 percent by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was Silver Wheaton Corp.
(USA) (NYSE: SLW), which gained 1.2 percent. Silver futures
gained 0.47 percent to trade at $17.35 an ounce.
Gold: The industry gained 0.7 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE:
VGZ), which gained 7.2 percent. Gold futures rose 0.46 percent
to $1,278.60 an ounce.
Business Software & Services: This industry moved up 0.7 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was
Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN), which rose 1.5
percent. Aspen Technology shares have declined 11.57 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 1.02
percent in the same period.
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