By 10:35 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 146.75 points, or 1.22%, to 12,213.55, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 14.02 points, or 1.07%. The NASDAQ composite index advanced 37.56 points, or 1.37%.
Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets are Computer Peripheral Stocks, which have gained 5.2%, Food Wholesale Stocks, up 4.7%, and Fitness and Dieting Stocks, moving 3.5% higher as a group.
In Tickerspy's Computer Peripheral complex, ZAGG Incorporated ZAGG had surged 10.8%. ZAGG is scheduled to report its Q4 results on March 14.
The best performing Tickerspy Food Wholesale stock has been Nash-Finch Company NAFC, which was up 13.0%. NAFC reported its Q4 net earnings at $16.9 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $43.1 million, or $3.20 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
eDiets.com Inc DIET is today's leading Tickerspy's Fitness and Dieting stock, gaining 6.4%. DIET shares have dipped 55.71% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 16.95% in the same period.
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