Prominent Washington DC stocks rose with the market, closing up 0.4%. Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day up 0.1%, the NASDAQ up 0.2%, and the S&P 500 up 0.1%.

Biggest Gainer
Gannett (NYSE:GCI) was Wednesday's biggest gainer in Washington DC, rising 4.3% to close at $18.29. The runner up gainer, rising 1.9% to close at $31.97 on volume of 2.6 million, was Carmax (NYSE:KMX). Shares traded at 1.7 times their average volume over the the past three months, with 8.9 million shares changing hands. Gannett is an international news and information company operating mainly in the realms of publishing, digital and broadcasting.

Biggest Loser
Wednesday's biggest loser was Strayer Education Inc (NASDAQ:STRA), falling 0.6% to close at $70.42. Another big loser was Rosetta Stone Inc (NYSE:RST), falling 0.5% to close at $13.23 on volume of 58,500. Shares traded at 0.3 times their three-month average on volume of 55,624. Strayer Education, through its subsidiaries, makes post-secondary education achievable and convenient for working adults in today's economy.

Other Notable Washington DC Stocks
• The Advisory Board Company (ABCO): $47.46 (+26 cents)
• AES (AES): $11.14 (-3 cents)
• Saul Centers Inc (BFS): $45.60 (+12 cents)
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (USA) (CM): $79.56 (+29 cents)
• CapitalSource, Inc. (CSE): $7.49 (-3 cents)
• Coventry Health Care (CVH): $41.65 (-19 cents)
• Danaher (DHR): $55.53 (-13 cents)
• Gannett (GCI): $18.29 (+76 cents)
• General Dynamics (GD): $66.51 (-14 cents)
• Genworth Financial (GNW): $5.89 (+2 cents)
• CarMax (KMX): $31.97 (+61 cents)
• Lockheed Martin (LMT): $92.24 (+47 cents)
• Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT): $55.22 (+73 cents)
• Mantech International Corp (MANT): $24.16 (+12 cents)
• Marriott International (MAR): $40.90 (-17 cents)
• MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR): $134.35 (-44 cents)
• NVR, Inc. (NVR): $866.65 (+$9.24)
• OPNET Technologies, Inc. (OPNT): $34.68 (-15 cents)
• Orbital Sciences Corp (ORB): $14.75 (-7 cents)
• Pepco Holdings (POM): $18.72 (-7 cents)
• Rosetta Stone Inc (RST): $13.23 (-7 cents)
• COMSCORE, Inc. (SCOR): $15.39 (+29 cents)
• SLM (SLM): $16.64 (+7 cents)
• Strayer Education Inc (STRA): $70.42 (-40 cents)
• United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR): $58.20 (+27 cents)
• The Washington Post Company (WPO): $363.17 (+84 cents)