Best Performing Indexes Today
Today's best performing narrow based indexes were Diabetes Stocks, up 8.6% on the day, Agricultural, Chemical and Fertilizer Stocks, appreciating 3.1% during the session, and Computer Peripheral Stocks, higher by 2.7%.
Small cap name, Home Diagnostics (NASDAQ: HDIX) led the way in the Diabetes complex, surging almost 90% on huge volume today. The move was a result of a tender offer.
The Agricultural, Chemical and Fertilizer stocks were helped by a nice 3.2% move in shares of Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT). POT is now trading at $107.78.
Computer Peripheral stocks were buoyed by shares of Lexmark International (NYSE: LXK), which gained 7.50% to $32.26. This move came after Citigroup added LXK to its Top Picks list and stuck a $52 price target on the stock.
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