Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 8 (AIXG, OREX, BTN)

By 11:13 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 8.48 points, or 0.07%, to 11,350.68, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 0.07 point, or 0.01%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 4.60 points, or 0.18%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the markets are LED Stocks, which have gained 1.2%, Nervous System Stocks, up 1.1%, and Photographic Equipment Stocks, moving 1.1% higher as a group. In Tickerspy's LED complex, Aixtron Aktiengesellschaft AIXG had surged 5.1%. AIXG's PEG ratio is 0.22. The best performing Tickerspy Nervous System stock has been Orexigen Therapeutics Inc OREX, which was up 114.7%. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has recommended the approval of OREX' weight loss drug Contrave. Ballantyne Strong Inc BTN is today's leading Tickerspy's Photographic Equipment stock, gaining 2.1%. BTN had $19.17 million in total cash and no debt for the latest quarter. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.
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