The 10 Best and 10 Worst Industry Performers Here's how different industries have fared in the six months after the first cut in the discount rate (11 times since 1960): INDUSTRY AVERAGE SECTOR % CHG BEST PERFORMERS Lodging-Hotels 38.36% Consumer Cyclicals Electronics (Semiconductors) 32.79 Technology Publishing - Newspapers 28.64 Consumer Cyclicals Electronics (Instruments) 37.29 Technology Retail (Drugstores) 31.15 Consumer Staples Retail (Gen'l Merchandise) 21.24 Consumer Cyclicals Footwear 27.48 Consumer Cyclicals Beverages (Alcoholic) 22.06 Consumer Staples Airlines 21.75 Transportation Textiles (Apparel) 21.55 Consumer Cyclicals S&P 500 12.28% WORST PERFORMERS Aluminum 11.27% Basic Materials Gold & Precious 10.72 Basic Materials Metal Mining Household Products 7.87 Consumer Staples (Nondurables) Building Materials 12.86 Consumer Cyclicals Health Care 11.14 Health Care (Drugs-Major Pharmaceuticals) Metals Mining 10.18 Basic Materials Containers (Metal & Glass) 8.32 Basic Materials Automobiles 8.98 Consumer Cyclicals Electric Companies 2.99 Utilities Iron & Steel 6.80 Basic Materials DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S RELATED ITEMS COVER STORY: YOUR NEXT MOVE COVER IMAGE: Investing: Your Next Move TABLE: Is It Time to Rethink Your Portfolio? PETER LYNCH'S INVESTOR TEST (extended) ONLINE ORIGINAL: Q&A: YES, PETER LYNCH DOES HAVE A FEW TIPS FOR YOU THROW THOSE DARTS IN THE TRASH TABLE: A Portfolio of Cyclicals TABLE: Defensive Stock Picks ONLINE ORIGINAL: PROOF THAT THE MARKET DOES LOVE A RATE CUT ONLINE ORIGINAL TABLE: The 10 Best and 10 Worst Industry Performers ONLINE ORIGINAL: WHAT'S COMING? SLOWER GROWTH AND LOWER PROFITS ONLINE ORIGINAL: THE TECH SECTOR'S CHANGING SHAPE DOING THE MUTUAL SHUFFLE TABLE: Rejiggering Your Portfolio? Consider These Funds THE BOND JUNGLE TABLE: Junk Funds, Government Funds, and Muni Funds ONLINE ORIGINAL: Q&A: BONDMEISTER WILLIAM GROSS ON TREASURIES, MUNIS, DEFLATION... THE GURUS SPEAK TABLE: Stern's Advice TABLE: Siegel's Strategies TABLE: Tatlock's Tips TABLE: Goetzmann's Prescription ARE YOUR STOCK OPTIONS UNDER WATER? TABLE: Before You Exercise TAMING THE TAX MAN TABLE: Lessening the Tax Bite Return to main story

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