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Aug.12
8:51 AM ET
Tuesday, 12 Aug 2008
World Markets Olympics: S&P 500 Holds on to Lead
Topics:Olympics | Economy (Global) | Stock Market
Companies:Starbucks Corp | Kohls Corp | Amazon.com Inc | Nordstrom Inc | Abercrombie & Fitch Company
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Medal rounds - Day 2: The US continues to outperform, but India's Sensex has surged forward to second place with a 2.2% gain .
- All contenders are now back in positive territory
- Nikkei 225 - up 2.0%, grabs third place, displacing Switzerland
- Korea's KOSPI, despite being eliminated during the qualifying round also had a strong day, up nearly 1%
World Markets Olympic Challenge: Leaderboard as of (8/11 Close) -
Helping the S&P hold onto its leader spot were Amazon (AMZN), Kohls (KSS), Starbucks (SBUX), Nordstrom (JWN), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). Who do you think will win the World Market Olympic Challenge?
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