Capital goods stocks advanced broadly 0.1% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.2% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (SLCA): SLCA stock is up 2.1%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Fastenal Company (FAST): FAST stock is up 1.7%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Cemex S.A.B. De C.V. Sponsored (CX): CX stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Trinity Industries (TRN): TRN stock is up 1.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Ingersoll-Rand Plc (Ireland) (IR): IR stock is up 1.0% today.
- Nordson Corp (NDSN): NDSN stock is up 0.7%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd (CSTE): CSTE stock is up 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Elbit Systems Ltd (ESLT): ESLT stock is up 0.7% today.
- Colfax Corp (CFX): CFX stock is up 0.6% to $72.46, near the 52-week high of $72.56.
- 3M Company (MMM): MMM stock is up 0.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- USG Corp (USG): USG stock is down 2.9% today.
- James Hardie Industries Se (JHX): JHX stock is down 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Pultegroup (PHM): PHM stock is down 1.4% today.
- NCI Building Systems (NCS): NCS stock is down 1.2% today.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX): LPX stock is down 1.2% today.
- KB Home (KBH): KBH stock is down 1.1% today.
- Cubic Corp (CUB): CUB stock is down 1.0% today.
- Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI): AWI stock is down 1.0% today.
- D.R. Horton (DHI): DHI stock is down 1.2% today.
- Lennar Corp (LEN): LEN stock is down 1.1% 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.
