CW75 Stock Performance

The CW75 Index rose 1.9% for the week ending February 19, reflecting positive fourth-quarter earnings results. Basic chemical stocks rose 5.5%, while diversified and specialty chemical shares increased 1% and 1.2%, respectively. Fertilizer stocks did well because of strong earnings results (CW, Feb. 11/18, p. 7). Georgia Gulf topped the laggards’ list because it reported a fourth-quarter loss of 54 cts/share, excluding charges of $6.62/share. First Call’s (Boston) analyst consensus estimate was for a loss of 25 cts/share. Declines in the North...

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