Top Narrow Based Indexes For September 7 (JHX, JKS, VRX)

By 12:14 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 70.99 points, or 0.68%, to 10,376.94, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 7.99 points, or 0.72%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 14.74 points, or 0.66%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the market are Cement Stocks, which have gained 1.7%, Chinese Solar Stocks, up 1.4%, and Medical Aesthetics and Dermatology Stocks, moving 1.3% higher as a group. In Tickerspy's Cement complex, James Hardie Industries SE JHX had surged 4.0%. JHX’s shares have lost 16.15% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 8.67% in the same period. The best performing Tickerspy Chinese Solar stock has been JinkoSolar Holding Company Limited JKS, which was up 3.1%. Analysts at Auriga downgraded JKS from “buy” to “hold.” Valeant Pharmaceuticals International VRX is today’s leading Tickerspy's Medical Aesthetics and Dermatology stock, gaining 6.4%. VRX and Biovail Corp have decided to reduce their combined US and Canadian workforce by about 25%. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.