Laboratory Industry Report

As seen in late April through mid-May, lab stocks continue to be strong so far in June. Over the past five weeks, the 14 publicly traded labs tracked by the G-2 Reports Laboratory Stock Index are up an impressive 32 percent over the past 13 weeks and 11 percent over the past five weeks for the week ended June 19, 2009. So far in 2009, the index is up 21 percent. The Nasdaq also continues to post gains, although the S&P 500 continues to decline—although not as much as in recent months. For 2009, the Nasdaq is up over 11 percent, while the S&P 500 is down 1.13 percent so far this year.