Capital goods stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.5%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq increased 0.5% and the S&P 500 rose 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Ingersoll-Rand Plc (Ireland) (IR): IR stock is up 1.3% today.
- Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC): NOC stock is up 1.0% today.
- Regal-Beloit Corp (RBC): RBC stock is up 1.0% today.
- Watsco Inc (WSO): WSO stock is up 1.0% today.
- Exelis Inc. Common Stock New Wh (XLS): XLS stock is up 1.0% today.
- General Dynamics Corp (GD): GD stock is up 0.9% today.
- Fastenal Company (FAST): FAST stock is up 0.9% today.
- Masco Corp (MAS): MAS stock is up 0.8% today.
- Tennant Company (TNC): TNC stock is up 0.8% today.
- Flir Systems (FLIR): FLIR stock is up 0.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (SLCA): SLCA stock is down 3.5% today and down 42.0% in the last month.
- Joy Global Inc (JOY): JOY stock is down 1.7% today.
- Tutor Perini Corp (TPC): TPC stock is down 1.4% today.
- Apogee Enterprises (APOG): APOG stock is down 1.2% today.
- Dycom Industries (DY): DY stock is down 1.0% today.
- AAR Corp (AIR): AIR stock is down 0.8% today.
- Lennar Corp (LEN.B): LEN.B stock is down 0.8% today.
- James Hardie Industries Se (JHX): JHX stock is down 0.4% today.
- Quanta Services (PWR): PWR stock is down 0.7% today.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX): LPX stock is down 0.7% 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.
