Biggest Movers in Capital Goods Stocks Now – WSO ORB AIR JHX

by Portfolio Grader | April 17, 2014 10:45 am

Capital goods stocks advanced 0.2% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%, the Nasdaq declined 0.2% and the S&P 500 was down 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:

• Watsco Inc (WSO[1]): WSO stock is up 4.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Orbital Sciences Corp (ORB[2]): ORB stock is up 2.1% today.

• AAR Corp (AIR[3]): AIR stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• James Hardie Industries Se (JHX[4]): JHX stock is up 1.8% today.

• Briggs & Stratton Corp (BGG[5]): BGG stock is up 0.7% today.

• Manitowoc Company (MTW[6]): MTW stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO[7]): LECO stock is up 0.8% today.

• Alliant Techsystems Inc (ATK[8]): ATK stock is up 0.6% today.

• Barnes Group (B[9]): B stock is up 0.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Timken Company (TKR[10]): TKR stock is up 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:

• Mastec Inc (MTZ[11]): MTZ stock is down 1.4% today.

• Vulcan Materials Company (VMC[12]): VMC stock is down 1.7% today.

• D.R. Horton (DHI[13]): DHI stock is down 1.3% today.

• Chart Industries (GTLS[14]): GTLS stock is down 0.8% today.

• Tutor Perini Corp (TPC[15]): TPC stock is down 0.8% today.

• Lennar Corp (LEN[16]): LEN stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• M.D.C. Holdings (MDC[17]): MDC stock is down 0.8% today.

• CRH Plc (CRH[18]): CRH stock is down 0.8% today.

• Meritage Corp (MTH[19]): MTH stock is down 0.8% today.

• Lennar Corp (LEN.B[20]): LEN.B stock is down 0.7% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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