Capital goods stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street so far on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq pushed 1.4% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Boeing Company (BA): BA stock is up 3.4% today.
- Spirit Aerosystems Holdings (SPR): SPR stock is up 2.4% today.
- Primoris Services Corp (PRIM): PRIM stock is up 1.2% today.
- James Hardie Industries Se (JHX): JHX stock is up 1.6% today.
- USG Corp (USG): USG stock is up 1.6% today.
- General Dynamics Corp (GD): GD stock is up 1.6% today.
- Orbital Sciences Corp (ORB): ORB stock is up 1.0% today.
- Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT): LMT stock is up 1.3% today.
- Lennar Corp (LEN.B): LEN.B stock is up 1.1% today.
- Heico Cp Cl A (HEI.A): HEI.A stock is up 1.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (SLCA): SLCA stock is down 4.9% today.
- Tenaris S.A. (TS): TS stock is down 2.6% today.
- M.D.C. Holdings (MDC): MDC stock is down 2.1% today.
- Mastec Inc (MTZ): MTZ stock is down 2.1% today.
- KBR Inc (KBR): KBR stock is down 1.7% today.
- Fluor Corp (FLR): FLR stock is down 1.7% today.
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (CBI): CBI stock is down 1.4% today.
- Trinity Industries (TRN): TRN stock is down 1.8% today.
- Colfax Corp (CFX): CFX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Tutor Perini Corp (TPC): TPC stock is down 1.2% 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.
