AAPL, GOOG and RIMM Dominate the Nasdaq 100

As of the close yesterday, the Nasdaq 100 index was up 15.19% since the March 10th bottom.  A look at the impact of the stocks that make up the index shows that the gains have largely been concentrated in just three stocks -- Apple, Google and Research in Motion.  As shown below, AAPL has been responsible for 35% of the gains in the index, GOOG 9.87% and RIMM 8.50%.  Collectively, these three names have accounted for more than half of the gains in the index during the post-correction rally.