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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CPB bucks trend
Central Pacific Bank parent CPB Inc., bucking a downward trend in the overall market, gained 2.46 percent this week to lead 11 other stocks in the Bloomberg Honolulu Star-Bulletin index. The company, which closed at $44.20 yesterday, is the index's best performer this year with a 50.3 percent gain. The only other stock in the index to finish up for the week was Bank of Hawaii Corp., which rose .69 percent to $29.08.Mera Pharmaceuticals Inc., which rose to as high as 15 cents on July 26 after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, was the index's worst performer, falling 18.8 percent to 6.5 cents.
Source: Bloomberg News STAR-BULLETIN GRAPHIC
