Sam Stovall's Sector Watch March 14, 2007, 3:15PM EST

Sector Leaders in Volatile Times

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Changes in volatility

Sector performance following periods of volatility

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Industry Momentum List Update

For regular readers of the Sector Watch column, here is this week's list of the industries in the S&P 1500 with Relative Strength Rankings of "5" (price performances in the past 12 months that were among the top 10% of the industries in the S&P 1500), along with a stock that has the highest S&P STARS (tie goes to the issue with the largest market value).

Industry	Company	S&P STARS Rank	Price (3/9/07)
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods	Coach (COH)	5	$49
Auto Parts & Equipment	Johnson Controls (JCI)	3	$95
Broadcasting & Cable TV	Comcast (CMCSA)	4	$26
Commodity Chemicals	Georgia Gulf (GGC)	3	$18
Construction Materials	Vulcan Materials (VMC)	2	$119
Department Stores	Nordstrom (JWN)	4	$52
Diversified Metals & Mining	Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)	4	$57
Fertilizers & Agr. Chem.	Monsanto (MON)	3	$54
Independent Power Producers	AES (AES)	4	$21
Integrated Telecom. Svcs.	CenturyTel (CTL)	3	$44
Personal Products	Avon Products (AVP)	3	$37
Steel	Carpenter Technology (CRS)	4	$118
Tires & Rubber	Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT)	2	$29

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

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