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Today was a strange post-holiday session as US markets really just keyed off of a weak dollar and higher commodity prices. $70+ on oil and $1,000+ gold were a highlight, but all in all this was merely the U.S. playing catch-up on gains after we had an extra day off.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell figures:

Dow 9,497.34 +56.07 (0.59%)
S&P 500 1,025.37 +8.97 (0.88%)
Nasdaq 2,037.77 +18.99 (0.94%)

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OSIR logoLooking for stocks that should benefit now that Senator Obama is officially President-Elect Obama? Many investors believe that liberals negatively impact stock markets in general and that the only companies to benefit from a liberal adminstration are those that stand to get tax breaks or incentives.

Personally, I don't believe that the market is going to go to hell in a handbasket just because Obama is now officially 'the man.' We have had some real rough times already and there are quite a few bargain stocks out there. An Obama victory looked more and more certain in the weeks approaching Election Day. There should not be a big negative reaction, because the markets will have already priced in the high likelihood of an Obama win. That being said, there should still be certain industries and stocks that are boosted more than others.

My pick for a strong industry under President Obama is the biotechnology sector, specifically those companies that work with stem cells. While not a major issue through the election cycle, Obama has generally favored the removal of federal stem cell restrictions, including research on embryonic stem cells. A few years ago, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 was approved by both the House and Senate, but vetoed by President Bush. The House failed in its attempt to override the veto. Obama voted in favor of the measure in the Senate and it is not a stretch to think that in the next two years with a Democratically-controlled Congress that a similar measure would be brought up and passed without much opposition.

Osiris Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OSIR - option chain) is a leader in the stem cell industry, and currently uses cells harvested from adult bone marrow. OSIR has recently partnered with Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ- option chain) to sell two of its developing drugs internationally. OSIR retains the rights to these therapies in the US and in Canada. OSIR received $130M up front for these rights, but the agreement calls for more payments (up to $1.25B) depending on future sales.

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Obama Pick: Buy Osiris Therapeutics (OSIR) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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