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INDUSTRY STOCKS

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

Company	2011	10/12/2012	10/19/2012	1-week	YTD
Builders First	2.03	4.53	4.87	0.34	140%
BlueLinx	1.47	2.02	2.05	0.03	39%
Central Garden	8.13	11.87	11.66	-0.21	43%
Danaher	47.04	55.93	53.54	-2.59	13%
Fastenal	43.61	45.32	43.76	-1.56	0%
FB Home	17.00	27.03	29.31	2.28	72%
General Electric	17.91	22.48	22.03	-0.45	23%
Grainger	187.19	214.63	205.80	-8.83	10%
Home Depot	42.04	59.56	61.89	2.33	47%
Ingersoll Rand	30.47	44.32	46.35	2.03	52%
L Liquidators	17.66	48.14	50.83	2.69	188%
Lowe's	25.38	31.18	32.64	1.46	29%
Masco	10.48	14.30	15.04	0.74	44%
Makita	32.46	38.48	39.29	0.81	21%
Newell Rub	16.15	19.76	20.60	0.84	28%
Orchard Supply	25.00	12.96	12.52	-0.44	-50%
Sears Holdings	31.86	59.92	58.72	-1.20	84%
S-Williams	89.27	149.22	150.51	1.29	69%
Scotts M-Gro	46.71	42.48	42.81	0.03	-8%
Snap-On	50.62	71.28	75.85	4.57	50%
Simpson	33.63	28.60	29.23	1.33	-11%
Stanley	67.60	70.06	70.27	0.21	4%
Target	51.22	61.52	62.23	0.71	21%
Tractor Supply	70.14	97.18	93.97	-3.21	34%
Toro	30.88	39.43	41.37	1.94	34%
US Home	6.59	12.48	12.50	0.02	90%
WD-40	40.39	51.73	47.80	-3.93	18%
Wal-Mart	59.75	75.81	75.62	-0.19	27%

THF Composite	1102	1413	1414	+1	28%
DJIA	12218	13329	13344	+15	9%
NASDAQ	2605	3044	3006	-38	15%

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 Roughly Even Last Week

The Hard Fax Composite of home improvement industry stocks gained one point in the latest week of trading, ending at 1414, and is currently up 28 percent on the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 15 points for the week, ending at 13344, or plus nine percent on the year.

Last week the market basket of 28 industry-related stocks had 18 gainers versus 10 decliners. For the year, 25 stocks are up and only three are down.

For the coming week, investors will be looking at Wednesday’s report on new home sales for a clue as to whether the much publicized housing recovery is truly underway. Last week, home builder confidence improved, housing starts soared but existing home sales slipped sending mixed signals.

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