May 05. 2008 2:00AM - Last modified: March 14. 2012 2:45PM

Local stocks begin week with a whimper

By Jim Butman

The BizTimes Stock Index recovered 1.58 points to close at 164.26 Friday, but local stocks kicked off the new week on a down beat in early morning trading today, with decliners outnumbering advancers. The largest local decliners this morning were Kohl's Corp. ((down $1.27 to $48.84), Weyco Group Inc. (down $1.20 to $27.34) and Rockwell International Inc. (down $1.06 to $55.75). The largest local advancers this morning were Bucyrus International Inc. (up $3.88 to $133.99) and Joy Global Inc. (up $1.26 to $78.23). 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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