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 traded just one day during the week, jumped 36.4 percent to 75 cents to lead 11 other stocks in the Bloomberg Honolulu Star-Bulletin index. Lightly traded Ceatech leads way
Bank of Hawaii parent Pacific Century Financial Corp., which is less than a point below its 52-week high, rose 3.3 percent to $26.91 for the second best performance. Pacific Century's best close over the past year was $27.88 on Aug. 16, 2001.
ML Macadamia Orchards LP tacked on a 3 percent gain to $3.76 and is now up 19.4 percent for the year. In addition, the company, which grows macadamia nuts on more than 4,000 acres of Big Island land that it owns or leases, offers a 5.3 percent dividend yield.
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., which gained 1.9 percent to $44.85, ended the week on its 52-week high.
Aquasearch Inc. brought up the rear as it fell 12.7 percent to 5.5 cents.
Source: Bloomberg News STAR-BULLETIN GRAPHIC
