Capital goods stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Thursday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq was up 0.5% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Transdigm Group Inc (TDG): TDG stock is up 2.3% today.
- L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL): LLL stock is up 1.3% today.
- Raytheon Company (RTN): RTN stock is up 1.0% today.
- Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC): NOC stock is up 1.0% today.
- Boeing Company (BA): BA stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT): LMT stock is up 0.9% today.
- Pultegroup (PHM): PHM stock is up 0.7% today.
- Mastec Inc (MTZ): MTZ stock is up 0.9% today.
- Toll Brothers Inc (TOL): TOL stock is up 0.8% today.
- D.R. Horton (DHI): DHI stock is up 0.7%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Foster Wheeler Ag. (FWLT): FWLT stock is down 3.1% today.
- U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (SLCA): SLCA stock is down 1.4% today.
- Apogee Enterprises (APOG): APOG stock is down 0.9% today.
- SPX Corp (SPW): SPW stock is down 1.1% today.
- USG Corp (USG): USG stock is down 1.0% today.
- Caterpillar Inc (CAT): CAT stock is down 0.8% today.
- Headwaters Inc (HW): HW stock is down 0.7% today.
- Manitowoc Company (MTW): MTW stock is down 0.8% today.
- Toro Company (TTC): TTC stock is down 0.5% 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.
