Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 22 (WAG, CXZ, STI)

By 10:55 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 9.46 points, or 0.08%, to 11,542.62, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 2.20 points, or 0.18%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 0.25 point, or 0.01%. Some of the narrow based indexes supporting the markets are Drug Store and Pharmacy Stocks, which have gained 2.1%, Uranium Stocks, up 1.9%, and Money Center Bank Stocks, moving 1.6% higher as a group. In Tickerspy's Drug Store and Pharmacy complex, Walgreen Co WAG had surged 7.6%. WAG reported better-than-expected FQ1 earnings. The best performing Tickerspy Uranium stock has been Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp CXZ, which was up 29.7%. CXZ had no debt for the latest quarter. SunTrust Banks Inc STI is today's leading Tickerspy's Money Center Bank stock, gaining 4 %. Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of STI with an “outperform” rating. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.
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