By 11:33 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 120.41 points, or 1.04%, to 11,697.92, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 16.81 points, or 1.34%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 48.23 points, or 1.82%.
Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets are Rare Earth Stocks, which have gained 8.9%, Laser Stocks, up 4.0%, and Stem Cell Stocks, moving 3.9% higher as a group.
In Tickerspy's
Rare Earth complex, Avalon Rare Metals Inc (AMEX: AVL) had surged 18.5%. AVL had no debt in the recent quarter.
The best performing Tickerspy
Laser stock has been Electro Scientific Industries Inc (NASDAQ:
ESIO), which was up 6.7%. ESIO had $159.05 million in total cash and no debt for the latest quarter.
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:
PSTI) is today's leading Tickerspy's
Stem Cell stock, gaining 7.7%. PSTI's shares have surged 23.28% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11% in the same period.
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