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TOP 30-DAY UNITED STATES SECTOR
6 INDUSTRIES
404 COMPANIES
Top 3 performing companies in this sector:
Company Market Cap One Month Performance
Advanced Medical Optics Inc$1.3B294.9%
Avi Biopharma Inc$79.7M133.3%
Indevus Pharamceuticals Inc$410.3M87.6%
As of: 01/19/09
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SECTORS
BROAD GLOBAL MARKET UNITED STATES INDEX
Performance
Sector1 Month3 MonthYTDPrice per
Earnings (TTM)
Price to
Sales (TTM)
Dividend Yield
Consumer Discretionary
12 Industries
-3.79%-5.59%-3.59%10.5x0.5x2.05%
Consumer Staples
6 Industries
-2.32%-3.89%-3.76%13.1x0.8x2.92%
Energy
2 Industries
-6.16%+0.72%-2.68%6.7x0.9x2.12%
Financials
8 Industries
-19.69%-32.44%-18.85%12.8x1.4x5.10%
Health Care
6 Industries
+1.20%-1.81%-1.44%14.4x1.3x2.11%
Industrials
14 Industries
-5.40%-11.32%-6.09%9.6x0.8x3.14%
Information Technology
8 Industries
-3.87%-11.51%-1.55%11.8x1.3x1.17%
Materials
5 Industries
-5.80%-10.77%-1.63%7.4x0.6x3.42%
Telecommunication Services
2 Industries
-6.12%-0.27%-7.18%12.2x1.1x4.76%
Utilities
5 Industries
-0.39%+6.40%-0.89%12.0x0.9x4.20%

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