At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 0.08 percent to 18,213.89, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.10 percent to 2,141.54 and
the NASDAQ composite index gained 0.22 percent to 5,261.82.
The industries that are driving the market today are:
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Toy & Hobby Stores: This industry gained 15 percent by 10:30 am. The top stock within the industry was Build-A-Bear
Workshop, Inc (NYSE: BBW), which gained 18 percent.
Build-A-Bear reported in-line earnings for the third quarter.
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Investment Brokerage - Regional: This industry rose 2.7 percent by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was
Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE: PJC), which gained 11
percent. Piper Jaffray reported Q3 profit of $8.6 million on revenue of $200.8 million.
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Semiconductor- Memory Chips: The industry gained 1.8 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was
Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) which gained
0.8 percent. Micron shares have gained 5.76 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has increased 3.56
percent in the same period.
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Foreign Regional Banks: This industry moved up 0.9 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was HDFC
Bank Limited (ADR) (NYSE: HDB), which rose 1.6 percent.
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