biotech firm biogen idec led the sector today, gaining 4%. trying to break out of this downward trend. volume was double its usual pace. investment firm i.s.i. upgraded its rating to buy, expecting earnings to double within four years. biogen is awaiting drug trial data on a new mutiple-sclerosis treatment. consumer stocks also did well. toy maker mattel added almost 3%. look at this. nice rally here. shares have turned up in the past week, closing in on its 52- week high. mattel makes toys for this past weekend's winner at the movie box office, "green lantern," as well as dozens of toys for the new "cars 2" movie due out this weekend. expected to be a blockbuster. banking stocks were the weakest. these two were the biggest drags on the dow industrial average. bank of america and j.p. morgan each lost almost 1%. we did get confirmation of p.n.c. financial's buyout of the u.s. retail banking business from royal bank of canada. it's a $3.5 billion price tag. p.n.c. shares fell 2%. this is their lowest price of the year. in a much different indu