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Pharmaceutical HOLDRs (PPH)

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Market Currents

  • Wednesday, December 23, 2009

  • 15:16 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +3.6%. Internet– HHH +3.4%. Gold Miners– GDX +3.3%. Heating Oil– UHN +3.2%. Oil– USO +3%. Coal– KOL +2.7%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -1.2%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.7%. Pharma– PPH -0.3%. Financials– XLF -0.2%. Biotech– BBH -0.2%. Comment!
  • Wednesday, December 16, 2009

  • 13:45 PM Sector ETF strength: Heating Oil– UHN +3.3%. Oil– USO +2.8%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.3%. Gasoline– UGA +2.3%. Semis– IGW +2.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.1%. Commodities– GSG +2.1%. Oil Services– OIH +2.1%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Biotech– BBH -1.6%. Utilities– XLU -0.2%. Livestock– COW -0.1%. Pharma– PPH -0.1%. Industrials– XLI -0.1%. Retailers– RTH -0.1%. Comment!
  • Wednesday, December 9, 2009

  • 13:22 PM Sector ETF strength: Coal– KOL +0.8%. Steel– SLX +0.8%. Pharma– PPH +0.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +0.5%. Basic Materials– IYM +0.3%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +0.2%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -3.3%. Gasoline– UGA -3%. Oil– USO -2.9%. Silver– SLV -2.6%. Commodities– DBC -2.1%. Comment!
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2009

  • 13:21 PM Sector ETF strength: Semis– SMH +0.8%. Telecom– IYZ +0.5%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.4%. Pharma– PPH +0.2%. Biotech– BBH +0.2%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Oil– USO -2.1%. Gasoline– UGA -1.9%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.7%. Commodities– GSG -1.7%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.5%. Real Estate– IYR -1.5%. 1 Comment
  • Friday, November 20, 2009

  • 13:28 PM Sector ETF strength: Pharma– PPH +1%. Livestock– COW +0.7%. Gold– GLD +0.3%. Utilities– XLU +0.1%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Oil Services– OIH -2.6%. Homebuilders– XHB -2.4%. Solar– TAN -1.6%. Energy– XLE -1.6%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.5%. 1 Comment
  • 11:04 AM Sector ETF strength: Pharma– PPH +1.1%. Livestock– COW +0.6%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.1%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.1%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Oil Services– OIH -2.3%. Homebuilders– XHB -2%. Steel– SLX -2%. Heating Oil– UHN -2%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.8%. Coal– KOL -1.6%. Comment!
  • Wednesday, November 18, 2009

  • 15:25 PM Sector ETF strength: Real Estate– IYR +1.1%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.1%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.1%. Pharma– PPH +1%. Solar– TAN +0.9%. Regional Banks– RKH +0.7%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.3%. Oil Services– OIH -1.2%. Coal– KOL -1%. Biotech– IBB -1%. Semis– SMH -1%Comment!
  • 13:31 PM Sector ETF strength: Agribusiness– MOO +1%. Commercial Banks– KBE +0.9%. Solar– KWT +0.7%. Regional Banks– RKH +0.5%. Agriculture– DBA +0.4%. Pharma– PPH +0.3%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Internet– HHH -1.4%. Oil Services– OIH -1.4%. Biotech– IBB -1.4%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.4%. Semis– IGW -1.3%. Comment!
  • Thursday, November 12, 2009

  • 13:19 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +0.3%. Biotech– BBH +0.2%. Pharma– PPH +0.1%. Semis– IGW +0.1%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -3.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -3%. Heating Oil– UHN -3%. Oil– USO -3%. Oil Services– OIH -2.4%. Solar– TAN -2.3%. Commodities– GSG -2.2%. Energy– XLE -2.1%. Comment!
  • Wednesday, November 11, 2009

  • 14:10 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2.6%. Transports– IYT +1.7%. Coal– KOL +1.5%. Insurance– KIE +1.4%. Silver– SLV +1.4%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.3%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Retailers– XRT -0.7%. Solar– KWT -0.5%. Pharma– PPH -0.4%. Solar– TAN -0.3%. Livestock– COW -0.3%. Comment!
  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009

  • 15:14 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +2%. Pharma– PPH +0.9%. Semis– SMH +0.7%. Agribusiness– MOO +0.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +0.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.6%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Solar– TAN -1.8%. Silver– SLV -1.6%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.6%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.2%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.1%. Comment!
  • Wednesday, November 4, 2009

  • 13:45 PM Sector ETF strength: Pharma– PPH +2.4%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +2.3%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.9%. Semis– IGW +1.7%. Coal– KOL +1.7%. Utilities– XLU +1.4%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– KRE -1.5%. Transports– IYT -0.8%. Clean Energy– PBW -0.5%. Agriculture– DBA -0.3%1 Comment
  • Wednesday, October 28, 2009

  • 13:18 PM Sector ETF strength: Utilities– XLU +0.2%. Pharma– PPH +0.2%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Coal– KOL -4.8%. Steel– SLX -4.4%. Clean Energy– PBW -4.2%. Solar– TAN -4%. Gasoline– UGA -3.7%. Gold Miners– GDX -3.4%. Comment!
  • Tuesday, October 27, 2009

  • 14:10 PM Sector ETF strength: Livestock– COW +1.1%. Regional Banks– KRE +1%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.9%. Pharma– PPH +0.7%. Energy– IYE +0.7%. Gasoline– UGA +0.5%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Steel– SLX -4.2%. Solar– KWT -3.5%. Retailers– XRT -3.3%. Silver– SLV -3%Comment!
  • Wednesday, October 21, 2009

  • 13:21 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +4.2%. Oil– USO +3.5%. Heating Oil– UHN +3.4%. Coal– KOL +3.2%. Commodities– DBC +3.1%. Gold Miners– GDX +3%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Pharma– PPH -1%. Regional Banks– KRE -0.9%. Semis– SMH -0.8%. Biotech– BBH -0.8%. Transports– IYT -0.5%. Comment!
  • Tuesday, October 13, 2009

  • 13:15 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2.5%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.5%. Heating Oil– UHN +1.4%. Gasoline– UGA +1.3%. Agriculture– DBA +1.2%. Retailers– RTH +1%.
    Sector ETF weakness: Solar– KWT -2.5%. Insurance– KIE -1.8%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.4%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.1%. Pharma– PPH -1.1%. Financials– XLF -1.1%. Comment!