Market diary.

MARKET DIARY

With energy and construction companies poised to benefit from the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the major market indices all turned in positive performances for the week ended Aug. 31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4 percent, to 10,481.60, the S&P 500 increased 0.9 percent, to 1220.33, and the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 1.1 percent, to 2152.09. The LABJ 200 stock index rose 1.4 percent to 123.48, with 94 stocks advancing and 96 stocks declining. Among industry sectors, energy and utility stocks jumped 4.8 percent on the expectation that shutdowns of oil facilities would keep crude oil prices high. Losers included restaurant, retail and grocery stores, off 2.5 percent. Among the leading gainers was Enova Systems Inc., a developer of drive systems for hybrid and electric-powered vehicles, up 35 percent, to $5.40, after announcing a development program. Staar Surgical Co. was up 13.3 percent, to $5.11, after announcing that regulators began inspecting its facility in a step toward bringing the company's implantable contact lens to market. Among the biggest losers was Tag-It Pacific Inc., a garment trim manufacturer, off 10.9 percent, to 90 cents, suffering from continued fallout from a planned workforce reduction.