The St. Cloud Stock Price Index eked out a small gain of 1.9% in the most recent quarter ending Aug. 29, easing in that month from its all-time high of 1719.18 on July 25. In the same period the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 8% and the S&P 500 gained 9.3%.

Within the St. Cloud index, C.H. Robinson grew fastest, with a 34% gain on the back of strong earnings, while New Flyer was up 18%. Wolters Kluwer fell by 29% to be the sharpest decline in the group. Six stocks were up and three were down.

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