Since the attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253, shares of various companies involved in the production of airport security screeners have been climbing. In the wake of the attempt, the Dutch government announced today that all passengers boarding flight to the U.S. from Amsterdam will be screened using full-body scanners.
Some of the companies affected are L-3, which rose 1.5% to $88.50 after earlier hitting a 52-week high of $89.23; OSI Systems Inc. (OSIS), which leapt 12% to $29.10 after setting a two-and-a-half year high of $28.49l; American Science & Engineering Inc. (ASEI) which grew 65 cents to $79.72; and ICx Technologies Inc. (ICXT), which is up 25% to $7.90 Wednesday, adding to the 7.5% gain from Tuesday and the 18% jump from Monday.
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