An Avian Flu Index

You know you’re a professional investor when you look for a profit opportunity from anything.
Here’s an Avian Flu Index from TrendMacro (via Luskin).

These companies make vaccines, anti-virals and other products likely to be in big demand if the avian flu turns deadly, investment research firm TrendMacro says.

Stock…………………………..Weds. Close……….YTD
Alnylam………………………….$17.23……………29.0%
Avant Immunotherapy……..$2.31……………..22.9%
Avi…………………………………$6.98…………….102.3%
BioCryst………………………..$19.16…………….14.4%
Carrington Labs……………..$6.85………………44.8%
Chiron…………………………..$45.70……………..2.8%
Crucell………………………….$24.96…………….-2.5%
Embrex…………………………$10.00…………….-27.8%
Gilead Sciences……………..$62.70……………..19.3%
Generex…………………………$3.22……………..288.0%
Hemispherx……………………$3.74………………72.4%
MedImmune…………………..$36.28………………3.6%
Nastech………………………..$16.87……………..14.6%
Novavax……………………….$7.51……………….95.1%
Quidel…………………………..$11.87……………..10.3%
Sinovac…………………………$5.11……………….27.4%
Vical……………………………..$5.30……………….26.2%

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on March 24th, 2006 at 3:44 pm

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