MARKET HEADLINES
- Euro Stocks Fall as Goldman Note Hits Banks
- Oil Falls to $144, Within Sight of Record High
- Asia Trades Mixed, Nikkei Continues Losing Streak
- BlackRock's Doll: Market Now a Buying Opportunity
- And Here We Go Again ...
- RBC Sees Market Trends Similar to 2001 Market
- Aetna, HealthNet Down on Goldman Downgrade
- Hedge Fund Swindler Tells Judge He Tried Suicide
- Short-Dated Bonds Benefit From Economic Weakness
- Banks Boost Euro Shares as ECB Hikes
- Aryx shares fall as P&G pulls out of partnership
- Correction: Construction and engineering wrap
- Movers roundup: TranS1, Church & Dwight
- Movers roundup: Lehman Bros., Jacobs Engineering
- Movers roundup: Aryx Therapeutics,Spectrum Control
- Sector roundup: Rental car cos., chips
- Radian says liquidity, business remain strong
- Sector Wrap: Data storage stocks mostly decline
- GM and Ford rebound after prior day's drops
- Sector Snap: Rental Car Companies
As Matt Nesto reported, there is a new Industrial Revolution underway, particularly in areas affected by global demand. When compared to its peers, the overall S&P 500 Industrials Sector, down about 6% year-to-date, is right in the middle of the pack with about half the other sectors outperforming Industrials and half underperforming.
However, looking at the industries within the Sector, you begin to see some strong performers. Today, Matt reported on some of the metal and mining stocks. Other winners are railroads, truckers and aviation companies. Ryder [R
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Here are the top 10 performers within the S&P 500 Industrials Index:
S&P 500 Industrials - Top Performers YTD |
| Symbol | Company Name | Industry | Last | YTD % Change |
| R | Ryder System Inc | Trucking | 59.95 | 27.5 |
| CSX | CSX Corp | Railroads | 51.33 | 16.7 |
| RTN | Raytheon Co | Aerospace & Defense | 65.47 | 7.9 |
| BNI | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp | Railroads | 88.49 | 6.3 |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corp | Railroads | 53.61 | 6.3 |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co | Airlines | 12.77 | 4.7 |
| TEX | Terex Corp | Construction & Farm Machinery | 68.25 | 4.1 |
| WMI | Waste Management Inc | Environmental & Facilities Svc | 33.92 | 3.8 |
| LLL | L 3 Communication Holdings Inc | Aerospace & Defense | 108.07 | 2.0 |
| UPS | United Parcel Service Inc | Air Freight & Logistics | 71.86 | 1.6 |
Among the laggards are Industrial Conglomerate, Textron [TXT
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