The Biztimes Stock Index recovered .66 points to close at 153.20 Thursday, but local stocks followed the broader market sharply downward in early morning trading today. The largest local decliners this morning were Johnson Controls Inc. (down $1.00 to $76.08) and A.O. Smith Corp. (down 83 cents to $43.69). Only a handful of local stocks gained ground this morning, led by Oilgear Co. (up 25 cents to $11.69) and Merge Technologies Inc. (up 16 cents to $7.48). The BizTimes Stock Index was created by Small Business Times and is monitored by North Shore Bank. The index, which measures the stock values of publicly held companies based in southeastern Wisconsin, is updated daily and can be viewed at www.biztimes.com.
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