Capital goods stocks finished up 0.2% on Wall Street on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.4% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.7% and the S&P 500 was up 0.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- BE Aerospace (BEAV): BEAV stock is up 1.3% today.
- Martin Marietta Materials (MLM): MLM stock is up 1.1% today.
- Vulcan Materials Company (VMC): VMC stock is up 1.0% today.
- Esterline Technologies Corp (ESL): ESL stock is up 1.0% today.
- Regal-Beloit Corp (RBC): RBC stock is up 0.9% today.
- Raytheon Company (RTN): RTN stock is up 0.7% today.
- General Dynamics Corp (GD): GD stock is up 0.7% today.
- Caterpillar Inc (CAT): CAT stock is up 0.6% today.
- L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL): LLL stock is up 0.6% today.
- Simon Property Group (SPG): SPG stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Valmont Industries (VMI): VMI stock is down 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Lennox International (LII): LII stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX): LPX stock is down 0.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc (WAIR): WAIR stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Standard Pacific LP (SPF): SPF stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Dycom Industries (DY): DY stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Granite Construction Inc (GVA): GVA stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Colfax Corp (CFX): CFX stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- M.D.C. Holdings (MDC): MDC stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Exelis Inc. Common Stock New Wh (XLS): XLS stock is down 0.4% 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.
