Capital goods stocks finished flat on Wednesday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.5% higher, the Nasdaq increased 0.6% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Orbital Sciences Corp (ORB): ORB stock is up 2.4% today.
- KB Home (KBH): KBH stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Standard Pacific LP (SPF): SPF stock is up 1.7% today.
- Forest City Ent Cl A (FCE.A): FCE.A stock is up 1.5% today.
- Heico Cp Cl A (HEI.A): HEI.A stock is up 1.4% today.
- KBR Inc (KBR): KBR stock is up 1.4% today.
- Lennar Corp (LEN.B): LEN.B stock is up 1.3% today.
- James Hardie Industries Se (JHX): JHX stock is up 1.3% today.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX): LPX stock is up 1.3% today.
- Lennar Corp (LEN): LEN stock is up 1.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Manitowoc Company (MTW): MTW stock is down 0.7% today.
- Foster Wheeler Ag. (FWLT): FWLT stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Flir Systems (FLIR): FLIR stock is down 0.5%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Chart Industries (GTLS): GTLS stock is down 0.5%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Flowserve Corp (FLS): FLS stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- NVR Inc (NVR): NVR stock is down 0.4% today.
- Nordson Corp (NDSN): NDSN stock is down 0.4% today.
- Martin Marietta Materials (MLM): MLM stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Terex Corp (TEX): TEX stock is down 0.3% today.
- Toro Company (TTC): TTC stock is down 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
