Top Performing Industries For February 24, 2015

At 11:15 am, the Dow climbed 0.50% to 18,206.91, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.28% to 2,115.62 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 0.12% to 4,967.04. The industries that are driving the market today are: Semiconductor - Specialized: This industry rose 2.8% by 11:15 am ET. The top performer in this industry was SunPower Corporation SPWR, which gained 16.3%. First Solar FSLR and SunPower are in advanced talks to form a joint YieldCo vehicle. SunPower reported Q4 earnings of $0.26 per share on revenue of $1.16 billion. Foreign Utilities: The industry gained 2.5% by 11:15 am. The top performer in this industry was CPFL Energia S.A. CPL, which gained 5%. CPFL Energia's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $5.59 billion. Investment Brokerage - Regional: This industry moved up 2.4% by 11:15 am. The top performer in this industry was Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. OPY, which gained 5.6%. Oppenheimer's PEG ratio is 0.83. Building Materials Wholesale: This industry jumped 2.3% by 11:15 am. The top performer in this industry was Louisiana-Pacific Corp. LPX, which rose 2.2%. Louisiana-Pacific shares have dropped 5.21% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 14.34% in the same period.