Services stocks finished up 0.3% on Wall Street on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 climbed 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among services stocks include:
- Discovery Communications Inc (DISCA): DISCA stock is up 3.5% today on 4 times normal volume.
- Discovery Communications Inc (DISCK): DISCK stock is up 3.3% today on 6 times normal volume.
- Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (WMS): WMS stock is up 3.2% today.
- Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF): ANF stock is up 2.7% today.
- American Eagle Outfitters (AEO): AEO stock is up 2.6% today.
- Newcastle Investment Corp (NCT): NCT stock is up 2.5% today and up 92.9% in the last month.
- Textainer Group Holdings (TGH): TGH stock is up 2.5% today.
- Avis Budget Group (CAR): CAR stock is up 2.5% today.
- Telecom Italia S.P.A. (TI): TI stock is up 2.5% today.
- Buckle Inc (BKE): BKE stock is up 2.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among services stocks include:
- Sprint Corporation (S): S stock is down 5.0% today.
- Yelp Inc (YELP): YELP stock is down 4.1% today.
- Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS): VIPS stock is down 4.1% today on 10 times normal volume.
- Zillow Inc. Cl A (Z): Z stock is down 3.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc (DANG): DANG stock is down 3.2% today.
- Groupon Inc (GRPN): GRPN stock is down 2.9% today.
- Digitalglobe Inc (DGI): DGI stock is down 2.9% today.
- Heartland Payment Systems (HPY): HPY stock is down 2.5% today.
- M.D.C. Partners Inc (MDCA): MDCA stock is down 2.2% today.
- Chico’s Fas (CHS): CHS stock is down 2.2% today.
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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.
