In the month ended Oct. 13, 2008, a month that included the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the single worst week in the history of the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, and the single best day in the history of the S&P 500, some stocks managed to put up very strong performances.
The S&P 1500 index was down 20.09% for this period, but the following were the 10 best-performing stocks, according to a screen conducted by S&P Equity Research.
| Company | Ticker |
|---|---|
| Secure Computing | SCUR |
| 3Com | COMS |
| Epiq Systems | EPIQ |
| CME Group | CME |
| 99 Cents Only | NDN |
| Cree | CREE |
| Hansen Natural | HANS |
| SanDisk | SNDK |
| Spartan Stores | SPTN |
| Salix Pharma | SLXP |
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