Top 10 Best-Performing S&P 500 Stocks of the Week: WHR, MPC, GNW, GPS, LNC, CME, TRIP, CMI, GILD, ETFC (Feb 04, 2012)

Below are the top 10 best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 index for the past week.

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) was the 1st best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 25.75% for the week. Its price percentage change is 44.70% year-to-date. Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) was the 2nd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 17.19% for the week. Its price percentage change is 32.11% year-to-date. Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) was the 3rd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 17.11% for the week. Its price percentage change is 40.00% year-to-date. The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) was the 4th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 14.69% for the week. Its price percentage change is 17.04% year-to-date. Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) was the 5th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 13.63% for the week. Its price percentage change is 22.76% year-to-date.

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) was the 6th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 13.51% for the week. Its price percentage change is 12.21% year-to-date. Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) was the 7th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 13.25% for the week. Its price percentage change is 40.34% year-to-date. Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) was the 8th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 12.76% for the week. Its price percentage change is 36.43% year-to-date. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was the 9th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 12.26% for the week. Its price percentage change is 33.63% year-to-date. E TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) was the 10th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 12.21% for the week. Its price percentage change is 15.45% year-to-date.