Capital goods stocks advanced 1.5% on Wall Street on Tuesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.3%, the Nasdaq rose 1.8% and the S&P 500 climbed 1.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:

• M.D.C. Holdings (MDC): MDC stock is up 3.0% today.

• Exelis Inc. Common Stock New Wh (XLS): XLS stock is up 2.6% today.

• Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (ST): ST stock is up 2.6% today.

• Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI): AWI stock is up 2.3% today.

• Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX): LPX stock is up 2.4% today.

• Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS): FBHS stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• AAR Corp (AIR): AIR stock is up 2.2% today.

• Mastec Inc (MTZ): MTZ stock is up 1.9% today.

• Granite Construction Inc (GVA): GVA stock is up 2.1% today.

• Cubic Corp (CUB): CUB stock is up 2.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:

• Valmont Industries (VMI): VMI stock is down 2.5% today.

• Tenaris S.A. (TS): TS stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Elbit Systems Ltd (ESLT): ESLT stock is down 0.2% today.

• Manitowoc Company (MTW): MTW stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Joy Global Inc (JOY): JOY stock is down 0.4% 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.