Industry analysis.
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
April 18 April 11 Point 1-Wk
Index Close Close Change % Chg.
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE 272.64 269.73 2.92 1.1%
APPAREL 154.77 157.11 -2.34 -1.5%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS 302.65 299.82 2.83 0.9%
BIOMEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL 111.31 105.19 6.11 5.8%
COMMUNICATIONS 40.43 39.12 1.32 3.4%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ 19.04 18.53 0.51 2.8%
ELECTRONICS
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING 316.92 303.00 13.91 4.6%
ENERGY/UTILITIES 296.47 290.48 5.99 2.1%
FINANCIAL SERVICES 400.55 365.09 35.47 9.7%
HEALTH CARE 469.48 469.37 0.11 0.0%
INSURANCE 171.48 170.51 0.98 0.6%
INTERNET 175.81 170.61 5.20 3.0%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT 90.36 89.52 0.84 0.9%
MANUFACTURING 189.86 190.68 -0.82 -0.4%
MISC. SERVICES 175.58 170.80 4.78 2.8%
REAL ESTATE 520.37 506.96 13.41 2.6%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/ 217.69 215.84 1.85 0.9%
GROCERY STORES
SOFTWARE 403.57 391.73 11.84 3.0%
52-Wk YTD
Index % Chg. % Chg.
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE 9.4% 11.2%
APPAREL 35.9% 12.8%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS 7.2% 17.9%
BIOMEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL -14.4% -10.9%
COMMUNICATIONS -12.8% 10.7%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ -8.5% 3.6%
ELECTRONICS
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING -17.1% 0.8%
ENERGY/UTILITIES 4.3% 7.2%
FINANCIAL SERVICES -5.3% -12.0%
HEALTH CARE 23.8% 3.3%
INSURANCE 11.1% 3.7%
INTERNET 10.5% 10.9%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT 24.4% -2.2%
MANUFACTURING 37.3% 15.2%
MISC. SERVICES 8.3% 2.3%
REAL ESTATE 47.8% 2.7%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/ 8.5% 9.7%
GROCERY STORES
SOFTWARE 43.3% 15.9%
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