By 10:50 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 28.49 points, or 0.23%, to 12,190.12, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 2.06 points, or 0.16%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 1.62 points, or 0.06%.
Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the markets are Extended Care Provider Stocks, which have gained 6.0%, Chinese Advertising Stocks, up 2.1%, and Gold and Silver Stocks, moving 2.0% higher as a group.
In Tickerspy's Extended Care Provider complex, Rehabcare Group Inc RHB had surged 44.9%. Kindred Healthcare KND agreed to purchase RHB for around $900 million in cash and stock.
The best performing Tickerspy Chinese Advertising stock has been China MediaExpress Holdings Inc CCME, which was up 7.0%. CCME's PEG ratio is 0.18.
Seabridge Gold Inc SA is today's leading Tickerspy's Gold and Silver stock, gaining 9.4%. SA reported a new gold/copper resource at KSM's Iron Cap Zone.
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