Market Wrap-Up

Despite reports about soaring home foreclosures and record-high food prices, traders welcomed the news that the Consumer Price Index rose slightly less than estimates were predicting. That soothed concerns about the impact of inflation on the economy. Shares of

Freddie Mac

Winners

For the second straight day solar ETFs enjoyed their day in the sun. Solar products have been in high demand, especially during a time of record-high energy commodity prices. Indeed, earlier in the week companies like

Canadian Solar

JA Solar

Evergreen Solar

Market Vectors Solar Energy

Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy

Losers

This column is about oil, once again, but in this case it doesn't involve another record closing price. Crude dropped almost $2 a barrel after a government report showed inventories had slightly increased. It closed at $124 a barrel. The

United States Oil fund

Wednesday's Industry Headlines

Numbers Game:

State Street released its monthly ETF Snapshot on Wednesday. As of April 30, the industry consisted of 659 funds that held $595 billion. Assets jumped $30 billion and 16 new ETFs hit the market during April. The

SPDRs

Thursday's Notebook

Earnings:

Advanced Auto Parts, Autodesk, Blockbuster, BMC Software, CompuServe, Hewlett-Packard, J.C. Penney, Kohl's, Nordstrom, The Blackstone Group, Urban Outfitters

Economic Data: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m.), New York Fed Manufacturing (8:30 a.m.), International Capital Flows (9 a.m.), Industrial Production (9:15 a.m.), Philadelphia Fed Business Index (10 a.m.), Business Barometer (10 a.m.) Housing Market Index (1 p.m.)

Quick Take

A look at how the industry's most popular ETFs did on Thursday.