Top 10 Best-Performing Large Cap Stocks Year-to-Date: ALU, NVDA, ARMH, VRX, MU, NFLX, ISRG, BIDU, MRO, NYX (Feb 15, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-performing Large Cap stocks year-to-date, UPDATED
TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. One Chinese company (BIDU) is on the list.
Alcatel-Lucent (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in
this segment of the market. It has risen 55.74% since the beginning of this
year. Its price percentage change is 71.38% for the last 52 weeks. NVIDIA
Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this
segment of the market. It has risen 50.06% since the beginning of this year. Its
price percentage change is 33.20% for the last 52 weeks. ARM Holdings plc (ADR)
(NASDAQ:ARMH) is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It has risen 50.02% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change is 231.88% for the last 52 weeks. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int
(USA) (NYSE:VRX) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment
of the market. It has risen 45.42% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change is 185.50% for the last 52 weeks. Micron Technology, Inc.
(NASDAQ:MU) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the
market. It has risen 45.26% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change is 38.03% for the last 52 weeks. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)
is the 6th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It
has risen 40.89% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change
is 291.82% for the last 52 weeks. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) is the
7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has
risen 33.58% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is
3.76% for the last 52 weeks. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the 8th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
33.44% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 163.95%
for the last 52 weeks. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) is the 9th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
32.46% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 71.44%
for the last 52 weeks. NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) is the 10th best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 31.59% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 55.74% for the last 52
weeks.