Capital goods stocks finished up 0.9% on Wall Street on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, the Nasdaq fell 0.3% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.6% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc (WAIR): WAIR stock is up 4.0% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Rockwell Collins (COL): COL stock is up 2.0% today.
- Moog Inc (MOG.A): MOG.A stock is up 1.8% today.
- Heico Corp (HEI): HEI stock is up 1.8% today.
- U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (SLCA): SLCA stock is up 1.7% today and up 20.8% in the last month.
- Fluor Corp (FLR): FLR stock is up 1.5% today.
- Itt Industries (ITT): ITT stock is up 1.2% today.
- Heico Cp Cl A (HEI.A): HEI.A stock is up 1.2% today.
- Harsco Corp (HSC): HSC stock is up 1.3%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Pall Corp (PLL): PLL stock is up 1.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX): LPX stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Vulcan Materials Company (VMC): VMC stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Eagle Materials Inc (EXP): EXP stock is down 1.0% today.
- Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS): FBHS stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- NCI Building Systems (NCS): NCS stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Triumph Group (TGI): TGI stock is down 0.6% today.
- M.D.C. Holdings (MDC): MDC stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Standard Pacific LP (SPF): SPF stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- The Middleby Corp (MIDD): MIDD stock is down 0.4% today.
- Boeing Company (BA): BA stock is down 0.3% today.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
