The Bloomberg Honolulu Star-Bulletin Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of Hawaii-based companies. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 1999. A chart of the index which shows the weekly performance of its members is published weekly in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
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Central Pacific Bank parent CPB Inc., which split its stock 2-for-1 Tuesday, jumped 14.6 percent this week to lead the way among major companies in the Bloomberg Honolulu Star-Bulletin index. CPB ran its index-leading gain for the year to 88.7 percent with its surge to $26.54. Stock split lifts CPB
Two smaller companies, Ceatech USA Inc. and Mera Pharmaceuticals Inc., took the top two spots, respectively.
Ceatech, trading for the first time in 2 1/2 weeks, jumped 21.1 percent to 23 cents by virtue of a four-cent gain.
Mera Pharmaceuticals, which rose a penny, gained 16.7 percent to 7 cents.
Source: Bloomberg News STAR-BULLETIN GRAPHIC
