Courtesy of Benzinga.
At 10:30 am, the Dow dropped 0.48% to 17,333.17, the broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index moved down 0.59% to 2,009.30 and the NASDAQ composite index slipped 0.39% to 4,665.33.
The industries that are still afloat in the market today are:
Catalog & Mail Order Houses: The industry gained 5.4% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), which gained 10.4%. Amazon.com reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings.
Specialty Retail, Other: This industry rose 3.8% by 10:30 am ET. The top performer in this industry was Books-A-Million Inc. (NASDAQ: BAMM), which gained 49.5%. Anderson Family offered to buy Books-A-Million for $2.75 per share in cash.
Computer Peripherals: This industry jumped 2.8% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), which rose 10.6%. Synaptics reported better-than-expected Q2 results and issued a strong Q3 revenue forecast.
Internet Information Providers: This industry moved up 2.6% by 10:30 am. The top performer in this industry was Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), which gained 3.5%. Google announced weaker-than-expected financial results for the fourth quarter.
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