Hottest Services Stocks Now – PHI AAP KSS GNC

by Portfolio Grader | August 14, 2014 12:30 pm

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[1]): PHI stock is up 5.1% today.

• Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP[2]): AAP stock is up 4.1% today.

• Kohl’s Corp (KSS[3]): KSS stock is up 4.4% today.

• GNC Holdings Inc (GNC[4]): GNC stock is up 3.1% today.

• G&K Services (GK[5]): GK stock is up 2.6% today.

• China Mobile [Hong Kong] Ltd (CHL[6]): CHL stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Partner Communications Company Ltd (PTNR[7]): PTNR stock is up 2.3% today.

• Cumulus Media Inc (CMLS[8]): CMLS stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Lithia Motors (LAD[9]): LAD stock is up 1.9% today.

• Aruba Networks (ARUN[10]): 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[11]): DANG stock is down 10.0% today.

• Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS[12]): VIPS stock is down 8.3% today.

• Northstar Realty Finance (NRF[13]): NRF stock is down 2.8% today.

• Yelp Inc (YELP[14]): YELP stock is down 2.5% today.

• Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP[15]): IEP stock is down 1.5% today.

• Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF[16]): ANF stock is down 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Sprint Corporation Series 1 (S[17]): S stock is down 2.2% today and down 26.7% in the last month.

• China Telecom Corp Ltd (CHA[18]): CHA stock is down 1.8% today.

• American Eagle Outfitters (AEO[19]): AEO stock is down 1.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• E-House [China] Holdings (EJ[20]): EJ stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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