Another Leg for Bull Stock Market

Is this another leg for bull stock market? Stocks indices close at a new high in week 8, 2015. Top performing industries are industrial textile, gaming activities, foreign regional banks, and biotech.

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.68%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 1.27%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.72%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.72%.

Top performing stock industries in week 8, 2015 (February 16, 2015 to February 22, 2015) are:

2. Textile Industrial 5.88%
3. Gaming Activities 5.57%
4. Foreign Regional Banks 4.78%
5. Drug Manufacturers – Other 4.58%
6. Biotechnology 4.53%
7. Major Airlines 4.48%
8. Copper 4.32%
9. Aerospace/Defense Products & Services 4.12%
10. Drugs – Generic 4.10%
11. General Contractors 4.04%
12. Industrial Metals & Minerals 4.00%
13. Technical Services 3.67%
14. Movie Production, Theaters 3.65%
15. Foreign Money Center Banks 3.56%
16. Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3.53%
17. Medical Appliances & Equipment 3.46%
18. Home Furnishings & Fixtures 3.43%
19. Trucking 3.37%
20. Computer Based Systems 3.31%
21. Advertising Agencies 3.25%
22. Textile – Apparel Footwear & Accessories 3.13%
23. Business Services 3.12%
24. Textile – Apparel Clothing 2.99%
25. Data Storage Devices 2.98%
26. Heavy Construction 2.98%
27. Meat Products 2.91%

Top Individual Equities

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback? Will value stocks continue to be the winner? Some great sectors in 2014 are major airlines, real estate (REIT), semiconductors, drug manufacturers, aluminum, etc.

More: Stock Indices Close at a New High

Best performing industrial textile stocks 2015 are:

1. Interface Inc. (TILE) 16.87%
2. Culp, Inc. (CFI) 6.03%
3. Unifi Inc. (UFI) 1.28%

Top performing gaming activities stocks are:

1. Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited (IKGH) 24.12%
2. King Digital Entertainment plc (KING) 9.16%
3. Churchill Downs Inc. (CHDN) 7.82%
4. Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (DDE) 1.58%
5. Scientific Games Corporation (SGMS) -0.29%

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Best performing foreign regional banks stocks are:

1. Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL) 13.60%
2. Banco Macro S.A. (BMA) 11.34%
3. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) 10.26%
4. Banco Bradesco S.A. (BBDO) 8.14%
5. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MFG) 7.60%
6. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) 7.09%
7. The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (IRE) 6.62%
8. BBVA Banco Frances SA (BFR) 6.50%
9. Deutsche Bank AG (DB) 5.86%
10. Woori Bank Co., Ltd. (WF) 5.12%
11. Shinhan Financial Group Company Limited (SHG) 4.90%
12. KB Financial Group, Inc. (KB) 3.94%
13. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (ITUB) 2.47%
14. CorpBanca (BCA) 2.46%
15. Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (BSMX) 2.25%
16. Banco Bradesco S.A. (BBD) 2.22%
17. Banco de Chile (BCH) 1.99%
18. First Bancorp (FBP) 1.57%
19. Banco Santander (BSBR) 0.82%

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Another Leg for Bull Stock Market

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