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Market 360: The Week's Best & Worst
Published: Friday, 5 Jun 2009 | 6:09 PM ET
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All major US indices finished in the black for the week, marking three weeks of consecutive gains, as improving economic data released this week boosted investors hopes of a recovery.

  • The NASDAQ composite continues to lead the way among the major indices, advancing 10.08% in the past three weeks
  • The S&P 500 and Dow are up 6.48% and 5.98% respectively during the same period
  • The NASDAQ Composite is up 45.78% from its March lows, followed by the S&P 500, up 38.96%, and the Dow with a gain of 33.85%
  • Year-to-date, the Dow's top performer include: American Express (AXP), Industrial Business Machines (IBM), and Boeing (BA).
  • Sun Microsystems (JAVA), Baidu (BIDU), and Research in Motion (RIMM) are leading the NASDAQ 100 to the upside in 2009


Sector Impact:

Eight out of ten sectors closed the week in positive territory, led by Industrials, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary companies.

  • Industrials were helped by Boeing (BA) and Illinois Tool Works, up 17% and 15% for the week, respectively
  • Among the biggest percent gainers in the IT sector for the week, EMC (EMC) rose 10%, while shares of Agilent Technologies (A) gained 9%
  • Year-to-date, 4 out of 10 sectors are trading in positive territory, led by Information Technology, up over 24%, and lagged by Telecom, which is down about 8% in 2009


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