Top Performing Industries For August 24, 2015

At 10:30 am, the Dow dropped 2.69 percent to 16,017.83, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 2.93 percent to 1,913.11 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 3.04 percent to 4,562.78. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Medical Equipment Wholesale: This industry moved up 0.27 percent by 10:30 am. Gold: The industry gained 0.05 percent by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was International Tower Hill Mines Ltd THM, which gained 4.3 percent. International Tower Hill Mines shares have dropped 65.67 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has slipped 1.35 percent in the same period. Semiconductor- Memory Chips: This industry rose 0.01 percent by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was Micron Technology, Inc. MU, which gained 1.4 percent. Micron's PEG ratio is 0.36.