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Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers: CTI Industries, Crocs, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Allis-Chalmers Energy and Oregon Steel Mills.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 17-OCT-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the latest list of top performing Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks. The stocks on the prestigious list with the highest returns last week were CTI Industries Corporation (NASDAQ: CTIB), Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX), Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIGL), Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. (AMEX: ALY) and Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (NYSE: OS). Each of these stocks easily outperformed the S&P 500.

Stocks ranked #1 (Strong Buy) by Zacks have produced an average annual return of +32.4% since inception in 1988. During the 2000-2002 bear market, Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained 43.8% while the S&P 500 tumbled 37.6%. To learn more about the Zacks Rank, go to http://at.zacks.com/?id=3172.

Here is a synopsis of the last week's best performing Zacks #1 Rank stocks.

CTI Industries Corporation (NASDAQ: CTIB) reached a fresh 52-week high on Oct 11, and its share price gained 14% last week....

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