Stock Indices Close at a New High

Stocks indices close at a new high in week 7, 2015. Top performing industries are gaming activities, semiconductor, lodging, etc.

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 2.10%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 3.15%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 1.26%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 1.50%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 6, 2015 (February 9, 2015 – February 15, 2015) are:

1. Gaming Activities 12.78%
2. Semiconductor- Memory Chips 9.30%
3. Networking & Communication Devices 7.26%
4. Lodging 7.04%
5. Electronic Equipment 6.48%
6. Computer Peripherals 6.28%
7. Industrial Metals & Minerals 6.17%
8. Copper 6.04%
9. Movie Production, Theaters 5.73%
10. Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits 5.70%
11. Packaging & Containers 5.63%
12. Security Software & Services 5.59%
13. Computer Based Systems 5.46%
14. Communication Equipment 5.46%
15. Mortgage Investment 5.29%
16. General Building Materials 5.26%
17. Resorts & Casinos 4.98%
18. Steel & Iron 4.76%
19. Recreational Goods, Other 4.73%
20. Home Furnishings & Fixtures 4.64%
21. Electronics Wholesale 4.64%
22. Paper & Paper Products 4.62%
23. Foreign Utilities 4.61%
24. Information & Delivery Services 4.60%
25. Sporting Goods 4.59%

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: Top Stocks in Week 2 of 2015: Gold & Silver

Best performing gaming activities stocks are:

1. King Digital Entertainment plc (KING) 23.16%
2. iDreamSky Technology Limited (DSKY) 13.11%
3. Scientific Games Corporation (SGMS) 8.22%
4. Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (DDE) 4.04%
5. Churchill Downs Inc. (CHDN) -0.21%
6. Top performing memory chips semiconductor stocks are:
7. SunEdison Semiconductor Limited (SEMI) 11.61%
8. Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) 10.17%
9. Netlist Inc. (NLST) 6.90%
10. Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. (ISSI) 4.90%
11. Rambus Inc. (RMBS) 4.12%
12. Spansion Inc. (CODE) 0.73%

Best performing networking & communication devices stocks are:

1. Gigamon Inc. (GIMO) 12.48%
2. China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (CNTF) 9.09%
3. Aruba Networks, Inc. (ARUN) 8.39%
4. Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) 8.04%
5. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) 7.68%
6. Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) 7.03%
7. Finisar Corp. (FNSR) 6.96%
8. Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR) 6.46%
9. Lantronix, Inc. (LTRX) 4.82%
10. Silicom Ltd. (SILC) 4.28%
11. Juniper Networks, Inc. (JNPR) 1.75%
12. Black Box Corporation (BBOX) 1.46%