SecurityStockWatch.com 100 Index Monthly Chart - December 2005

SSW 100 Index Posts Consecutive Record High in December

While the major indexes declined in December, the SSW 100 Index posted its second consecutive new high. It rose 1.2% from 190 to 193 in a difficult month for the majors. The NASDAQ dropped 1.2% from 2,233 to 2,205 (167 to 165 on a comparable index basis). The Dow declined 0.8% from 10,806 to 10,718 (130 to 128 on a comparable index basis) and the S&P 500 was off slightly by 0.1% going from 1,249 to 1,248 (both rounding to 142 on a comparable index basis).

Decliners outpaced gainers by 54 to 46, but the gainers had some significant performers that buoyed the index. Twelve issues gained more than 10%, but of those, six were up by more than 20%. On the downside, eight issues dropped by more than 10%.

 Those rising by more than 20% were:

Abgenix up 57% to $21.49
LaserCard up 41% to $14.99
Anteon International up 27% to $54.35
SCM Microsystems up 27% to $3.42
Applied Signal Technology up 26% to $22.70
Nuance Communications up 23% to $7.63

 Declining by more than 10% were:

Cepheid down 20% to $8.78
Lightbridge down 16% to $8.29
SAFLINK down 14% to $0.79
RSA Security down 14% to $11.19
CyberSource down 12% to $6.60
Secure Computing down 11% to $12.26
FLIR Systems down 10% to $22.33
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals down 10% to $4.84

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