Sam Stovall's Sector Watch January 15, 2008, 5:58PM EST

Does Your Portfolio Need Health Care?

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52-Week Relative Strength—S&P Health Care Index

Subindustry Company (Ticker) S&P STARS Rank Price (1/11/08)
Agricultural Products Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) 2 $44

Coal & Consumable Fuels Peabody Energy (BTU) 3 $55

Commodity Chemicals Georgia Gulf (GGC) 3 $5

Construction & Engineering Fluor (FLR) 4 $144

Diversified Metals & Mining Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) 3 $94

Education Services Career Education (CECO) 5 $20

Fertilizers & Agr. Chem. Monsanto (MON) 3 $121

Health-Care Services LabCorp (LH) 5 $79

Industrial Gases Air Prods. (APD) 3 $90

Integrated Oil & Gas Chevron (CVX) 4 $91

Internet Retail Amazon.com (AMZN) 2 $81

Oil & Gas Drilling Noble Corp. (NE) 5 $52

Oil & Gas Equip. & Svcs. Baker Hughes (BHI) 5 $79

Oil & Gas E&P Swift Energy (SFY) 5 $43

Source: Standard & Poor's Equity Research

Stovall is chief investment strategist for Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services .

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