Biggest Movers in Transportation Stocks Now – RYAAY ALEX HTLD FWRD

by Portfolio Grader | August 4, 2014 4:45 pm

Transportation stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.7% higher, the Nasdaq was up 0.7% and the S&P 500 increased 0.7%.

Some of the biggest gainers among transportation stocks include:

• Ryanair Holdings Plc (RYAAY[1]): RYAAY stock is up 2.1% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Alexander and Baldwin Inc (ALEX[2]): ALEX stock is up 1.8% today.

• Heartland Express (HTLD[3]): HTLD stock is up 1.6% today.

• Forward Air Corp (FWRD[4]): FWRD stock is up 1.5% today.

• Golar Lng Partners LP (GMLP[5]): GMLP stock is up 1.5% today.

• American Railcar Industries (ARII[6]): ARII stock is up 1.4% today.

• Canadian National Railway Company (CNI[7]): CNI stock is up 1.4% today.

• Teekay Shipping Corp (TK[8]): TK stock is up 1.1% today.

• Kansas City Southern (KSU[9]): KSU stock is up 1.0% today.

• Wabtec Corp (WAB[10]): WAB stock is up 1.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among transportation stocks include:

• Seaspan Corp (SSW[11]): SSW stock is down 0.8% today.

• Navios Maritime Partners LP (NMM[12]): NMM stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[13] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[14].

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[15].

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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