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INDUSTRY STOCKS

INDUSTRY STOCKS - The Weekly Review Through Friday's Market Close

Company	2011	7/6/2012	7/13/2012	1-week	YTD
Builders First	2.03	5.32	4.90	-0.42	141%
BlueLinx	1.47	2.54	2.50	-0.04	70%
Central Garden	8.13	10.45	10.31	-0.14	27%
Danaher	47.04	51.38	50.69	-0.69	8%
Fastenal	43.61	40.67	43.26	2.59	-1%
FB Home	17.00	22.98	22.07	-0.91	30%
General Electric	17.91	20.00	19.77	-0.23	10%
Grainger	187.19	187.78	189.76	1.98	1%
Home Depot	42.04	52.15	52.09	-0.06	24%
Ingersoll Rand	30.47	42.53	40.96	-1.57	34%
L Liquidators	17.66	32.47	33.74	1.27	91%
Lowe's	25.38	27.85	26.72	-1.13	5%
Masco	10.48	14.16	14.05	-0.11	34%
Makita	32.46	33.63	33.08	-0.55	2%
Newell Rub	16.15	18.30	17.70	-0.60	10%
Orchard Supply	25.00	19.75	19.50	-0.25	-22%
Sears Holdings	31.86	61.05	53.58	-7.47	68%
S-Williams	89.27	132.78	130.14	-2.64	46%
Scotts M-Gro	46.71	40.66	38.48	-2.18	-18%
Snap-On	50.62	61.63	61.20	-0.43	21%
Simpson	33.63	29.18	29.52	0.34	-12%
Stanley	67.60	62.53	60.19	-2.34	-11%
Target	51.22	58.03	61.95	3.92	21%
Tractor Supply	70.14	83.98	81.01	-2.97	15%
Toro	30.88	37.90	38.68	0.71	25%
US Home	6.59	10.15	10.12	-0.03	54%
WD-40	40.39	51.24	48.70	-2.54	21%
Wal-Mart	59.75	71.35	73.18	1.83	22%

THF Composite	1102	1282	1268	-14	15%
DJIA	12218	12772	12777	5	5%
NASDAQ	2605	2937	2908	-29	12%

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.

BlueLinx Holdings Builders' FirstSource Central Garden Danaher Fastenal Fortune Brands General Electric Grainger Home Depot Ingersoll Rand Lowe's Lumber Liquidators Masco Makita	Newell Rubbermaid Orchard Supply Hardware Sears Holdings Corp. Sherwin-Williams Scotts MiracleGro Simpson Manufacturing Snap-On Stanley Black & Decker Target Tractor Supply Company Toro US Home Systems WD-40 Wal-Mart
Once you are on the financial page of the company above, you can then click on the following headings for more information: Stock Quotes Historical Prices Charts Headlines Company Profile SEC Filings Competitors Research Reports etc.

Home Improvement Industry Stocks Fall 14 Points

The Hard Fax Composite of home improvement industry stocks fell 14 points in the latest week of trading to end at 1268, down from 1282 the prior week, and is currently up 15 percent on the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained five points for the week, ending at 12777, or plus five percent on the year.

Last week the market basket of 28 industry-related stocks had seven gainers versus 21 decliners.

On Monday morning of this week stocks opened lower on news of weak retail sales from the Census Bureau and concerns about a weakening world economy, with a slowing growth rate in China joining shaky European bailouts as major items of concern for investors.

-TVG

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