Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 14 (JHX, GNBT, MTXX)

By 12:58 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 71.52 points, or 0.63%, to 11,500.08, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 5.01 points, or 0.40%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 9.54 points, or 0.36%. Some of the narrow based indexes supporting the markets are Cement Stocks, which have gained 2.4%, Diabetes Stocks, up 1.9%, and Respiratory Stocks, moving 1.8% higher as a group. In Tickerspy's Cement complex, James Hardie Industries SE JHX had surged 3.67%. JHX's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $1.14 billion. The best performing Tickerspy Diabetes stock has been Generex Biotech Corp GNBT which was up 9.33%. GNBT published positive Generex Oral-lyn data in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Matrixx Initiatives Inc MTXX is today's leading Tickerspy's Respiratory stock, gaining 56.05%. MTXX agreed to be purchased by H.I.G. Capital LLC for about $75.2 million. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.