By 10:50 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 51.16 points, or 0.41%, to 12,431.21, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 3.35 points, or 0.25%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 0.88 point, or 0.03%.
Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the markets are Rare Earth Stocks, which have gained 6.7%, Communication Services Stocks, up 3.1%, and Stem Cell Stocks, moving 2.1% higher as a group.
In Tickerspy's Rare Earth complex, Rare Element Resources Ltd REE had surged 8.5%. REE had no debt for the latest quarter.
The best performing Tickerspy Communication Services stock has been Global Crossing Ltd GLBC, which was up 70.6%. Level 3 Communications Inc LVLT agreed to purchase GLBC for about $1.9 billion.
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc PSTI is today's leading Tickerspy's Stem Cell stock, gaining 4.5%. PSTI shares have jumped 157.02% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11.20% in the same period.
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