Capital goods stocks finished up 0.2% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.4%, the Nasdaq increased 0.6% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.4% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Itt Industries (ITT): ITT stock is up 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Quanta Services (PWR): PWR stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC): JEC stock is up 3.0% today.
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (CBI): CBI stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Colfax Corp (CFX): CFX stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Cemex S.A.B. De C.V. Sponsored (CX): CX stock is up 2.8% today.
- Caterpillar Inc (CAT): CAT stock is up 2.6% today.
- Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN): BECN stock is up 2.6% today.
- Tennant Company (TNC): TNC stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Trinity Industries (TRN): TRN stock is up 2.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Simon Property Group (SPG): SPG stock is down 0.7% today.
- Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS): FBHS stock is down 0.5% today.
- General Dynamics Corp (GD): GD stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL): LLL stock is down 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- BE Aerospace (BEAV): BEAV stock is down 0.2% today.
- Cubic Corp (CUB): CUB stock is down 0.1% 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.
