Live Stock Quotes

Listed below are links to live stock quotes and financial information on some of the major home improvement retail and manufacturing companies, courtesy of Yahoo! Finance. The quotes are delayed by at least 15 minutes, so check with your broker before making any trades.

THF Composite Rises 28 Points

With a government report last week showing unemployment levels holding steady at 9.7 percent, interpreted by some analysts as a signal that the economy may be set for a comeback, The Hard Fax Composite of home improvement industry stocks gained 28 points to end at 1145, or up seven percent year-to-date.  The broader Dow also gained for the week, climbing 149 points from the prior week to end at 10553, plus one percent year-to-date.

Twenty-six of the 28 stocks making up the market basket of stocks in the composite gained for the week, with only Lowe’s and Central Garden showing a loss.  Notable gainers for the week included Sears (+5.97), Grainger (+2.44), Toro (+2.12) and Simpson (+1.99).

The Department of Commerce will release February retail sales estimates on Friday of this week.  Watch for that report to have a direct impact on home improvement industry stocks.
-TVG