Date updated:11-22-2006
When it comes to Black Friday, everyone always thinks about the best consumer goods to buy. But what about the best stocks?
Going back to 1990, we present the list of stocks that have performed the best from the close of trading on the Friday after Thanksgiving to the close of trading the following Friday. In the description you will find the historical average return and batting average during that period.

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KV-A
K V Pharma Cl A - $16.98
- -0.76%
- $16.81
13 of 14 (93%) have gone up for an average of 5.24%

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A
Agilent Tech Inc - $21.24
- -6.56%
- $22.61
7 of 7 (100%) have gone up for an average of 4.41%

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LFL
Lan Airlines Sa A - $8.64
- -5.98%
- $8.91
7 of 8 (88%) have gone up for an average of 4.37%

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BKS
Barnes & Noble - $18.14
- -6.83%
- $19.00
12 of 13 (92%) have gone up for an average 4.10%

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UVN
Uvn - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
9 of 10 (90%) have gone up for an average of 4.07%

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TPTH
- $0.00
- 0.00%
- $N/A
8 of 9 (89%) have gone up for an average of 3.91%

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CEC
Cec Entertainment - $22.00
- -17.20%
- $22.48
13 of 17 (76%) have gone up for an average of 3.63%

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RGA
Reinsurance Group - $36.08
- -2.98%
- $37.12
10 of 12 (83%) have gone up for an average of 2.54%
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