(MONEY Magazine) – On balance, blue chips rose over the past month. Six of the Sivy 70 moved by more than 10%. The big loser was ConocoPhillips, which suffered from the drop in oil prices. Big gainers included Genentech, which reported terrific earnings. Analysts also anticipated strong results for T. Rowe Price and Lowe's. Drug chain CVS agreed to acquire pharmacy-benefit manager Caremark, and Abbott Labs announced a lucrative sale of assets to GE.

NOTES: Data as of Jan. 19. P/E ratios based on projected earnings for 2007. Earnings growth is compound annual rate projected for five years by analysts covering the stock. ↑ Up 10% or more for the month. ↓ Down 10% or more for the month. SOURCE: Thomson/Baseline.