Biggest Movers in Capital Goods Stocks Now – USG SLCA TEX TDG

by Portfolio Grader | August 15, 2014 5:15 pm

Capital goods stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq rose 0.5% and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:

• USG Corp (USG[1]): USG stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (SLCA[2]): SLCA stock is up 0.9% today.

• Terex Corp (TEX[3]): TEX stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Transdigm Group Inc (TDG[4]): TDG stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Tenaris S.A. (TS[5]): TS stock is up 0.4% today.

• Colfax Corp (CFX[6]): CFX stock is up 0.4%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Simon Property Group (SPG[7]): SPG stock is up 0.4% today.

• Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI[8]): AWI stock is up 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Alliant Techsystems Inc (ATK[9]): ATK stock is up 0.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL[10]): LLL stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:

• Astronics Corp (ATRO[11]): ATRO stock is down 1.1% today.

• Fluor Corp (FLR[12]): FLR stock is down 1.1% today.

• Quanta Services (PWR[13]): PWR stock is down 1.1% today.

• Kennametal Inc (KMT[14]): KMT stock is down 1.0% today.

• Itt Industries (ITT[15]): ITT stock is down 0.9% today.

• Vulcan Materials Company (VMC[16]): VMC stock is down 0.9% today.

• KBR Inc (KBR[17]): KBR stock is down 0.9% today.

• Flowserve Corp (FLS[18]): FLS stock is down 0.8% today.

• Harsco Corp (HSC[19]): HSC stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Cummins Inc (CMI[20]): CMI 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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