Capital goods stocks finished up 0.3% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq climbed 0.3% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Heico Corp (HEI): HEI stock is up 1.5% today.
- Exelis Inc. Common Stock New Wh (XLS): XLS stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Granite Construction Inc (GVA): GVA stock is up 1.3% today.
- Dxp Enterprises (DXPE): DXPE stock is up 1.2%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Barnes Group (B): B stock is up 1.2% today.
- Graco Inc (GGG): GGG stock is up 1.1% today.
- United Technologies Corp (UTX): UTX stock is up 1.0% today.
- Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS): FBHS stock is up 1.0% today.
- Empresas Ica Soc Contrladora (ICA): ICA stock is up 0.9% today.
- Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT): AIT stock is up 0.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Agco Corp (AGCO): AGCO stock is down 1.1% today.
- Joy Global Inc (JOY): JOY stock is down 0.9% today.
- Eagle Materials Inc (EXP): EXP stock is down 0.7% today.
- Terex Corp (TEX): TEX stock is down 0.7% today.
- Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN): BECN stock is down 0.7% today.
- Rockwell Collins (COL): COL stock is down 0.7% today.
- Pentair Ltd (PNR): PNR stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC): JEC stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Cummins Inc (CMI): CMI stock is down 0.5% today.
- Alliant Techsystems Inc (ATK): ATK stock is down 0.5%, marking the fifth 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.
