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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Ceatech USA Inc., which was active just one day over the last five trading sessions, turned its 5-cent advance into a 7.1 percent gain to lead 11 other stocks in the Bloomberg Honolulu Star-Bulletin index. The Kauai shrimp production company closed yesterday at 75 cents. Thinly traded Ceatech tops list
Schuler Homes Inc., meanwhile, was dropped from the index following the completion of its merger Thursday with Arlington, Texas-based D.R. Horton Inc. Schuler was delisted from the Nasdaq after closing Thursday at $22.12, just off its 52-week high of $22.50 achieved on Feb. 14.
The home builder's exodus now means that five of the 12 members of the Star-Bulletin index trade at less than $5.
Cyanotech Corp., up 4.8 percent to $1.10, was the second-best performer.
Maui Land & Pineapple Inc., which fell 4.4 percent to $21.50, brought up the rear.
Source: Bloomberg News STAR-BULLETIN GRAPHIC
