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This Month’s Biggest Index Losers: Home Furnishing Retailers, Homebuilders, and Surety and Title Insurance StocksGeothermal, Brazil, And Chinese Travel Stocks

Heavy losses were sustained in three Tickerspy indexes over the last 30-day period. This month’s biggest index losers are in home furnishing retailers, homebuilders, and surety and title insurance stocks.

Home furnishing retailer stocks are down 22.9% in the past month. The worst performing stocks in the sector are Kirkland’s Inc., (NASDAQ: KIRK) down 23.8%, Pier 1 Imports Inc., (NYSE: PIR) down 23.4%, and Haverty Furniture Companies Inc., (NYSE: HVT) down 21.5%.

Homebuilder stocks are down 18.7% in the past month. The worst performing stocks in the sector are Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., (NYSE: HOV) down 37%, Brookfield Homes Corp., (NYSE: BHS) down 30.1%, and Standard Pacific Corp., (NYSE: SPF) down 21.9%.

Surety and title insurance stocks are down 18.8% in the past month. The worst performing stocks in the sector are  Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) down 44.8%, PMI Group Inc., (NYSE: PMI) down 34.3%, and First American Financial Corporation, (NYSE: FAF) down 32.2%.

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