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After so many days of downside action in the market, it was nice to see at least the Dow move higher today, trading at 11,288.54, up 73.03 on the day as I write.  The Nasdaq, however, didn't participate in this rally and is currently at 2,245.38, down 6.08 on the day.

With the market moving

On April 28, The Wall Street Transcript interviewed Dmitry Silversteyn, a Senior Analyst with Longbow Research covering the chemicals industry. Key excerpts, including his sector picks, follow:<!--more-->

TWST: Where are you pointing investors at this point? What names are at the top of your list?

About a month ago, I wrote a post on Ecolab ( ECL ) describing it as a model of consistency. As I quoted Dmitry Siulverstein who covers specialty chemical research at Longbow Research :

I think the biggest appeal of Ecolab is predictability. The company gives you a very narrow guidance for earnings for the year, and a $0.02 range for earnings in the quarter. Quarter-in and quarter-out, they deliver results at the top end of their guidance. This predictability and sustainability of results, combined with the company's excellent position in its market where they are