Services stocks advanced 0.3% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.2% higher, the Nasdaq was up 0.1% and the S&P 500 increased 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among services stocks include:
- Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PHI): PHI stock is up 5.1% today.
- Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP): AAP stock is up 4.1% today.
- Kohl’s Corp (KSS): KSS stock is up 4.4% today.
- GNC Holdings Inc (GNC): GNC stock is up 3.1% today.
- G&K Services (GK): GK stock is up 2.6% today.
- China Mobile [Hong Kong] Ltd (CHL): CHL stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Partner Communications Company Ltd (PTNR): PTNR stock is up 2.3% today.
- Cumulus Media Inc (CMLS): CMLS stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Lithia Motors (LAD): LAD stock is up 1.9% today.
- Aruba Networks (ARUN): ARUN stock is up 1.7%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among services stocks include:
- E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc (DANG): DANG stock is down 10.0% today.
- Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS): VIPS stock is down 8.3% today.
- Northstar Realty Finance (NRF): NRF stock is down 2.8% today.
- Yelp Inc (YELP): YELP stock is down 2.5% today.
- Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP): IEP stock is down 1.5% today.
- Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF): ANF stock is down 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Sprint Corporation Series 1 (S): S stock is down 2.2% today and down 26.7% in the last month.
- China Telecom Corp Ltd (CHA): CHA stock is down 1.8% today.
- American Eagle Outfitters (AEO): AEO stock is down 1.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- E-House [China] Holdings (EJ): EJ stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
