Worst Performing Industries For March 16, 2015

The Dow climbed 0.94% to 17,915.75, while the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.77% to 4,909.20. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 0.91% to 2,072.00. The worst performing industries in the market today are:
Photographic Equipment & Supplies:
This industry fell 2.2% by 11:00 am ET.
GoPro, Inc.
(NASDAQ:
GPRO
) shares dropped 2.5% in today's trading. GoPro's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 9.19%.
Building Materials Wholesale:
This industry declined 1.1% by 11:00 am with
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
(NYSE:
LPX
) moving down 1.7%. Louisiana-Pacific shares have dropped 3.90% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 10.47% in the same period.
Synthetics:
The industry dropped 1% by 11:00 am. The worst performer in this industry was
Axiall Corporation
(NYSE:
AXLL
), which declined 1.1%. Axiall's PEG ratio is 3.35.
Cement:
This industry tumbled 1% by 11:00 am. The worst stock within the industry was
CRH plc
(NYSE:
CRH
), which fell 3.5%. Huttig Building Products' trailing-twelve-month EPS is $0.84.
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