Capital goods stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Friday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.9%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.8% higher, the Nasdaq increased 0.6% and the S&P 500 rose 0.8%.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- USG Corp (USG): USG stock is up 1.5% today.
- Pall Corp (PLL): PLL stock is up 1.3% today.
- Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC): NOC stock is up 1.2% today.
- Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (ST): ST stock is up 1.1% today.
- Joy Global Inc (JOY): JOY stock is up 1.0% today.
- Lennar Corp (LEN): LEN stock is up 1.0% today.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX): LPX stock is up 1.0% today.
- Heico Cp Cl A (HEI.A): HEI.A stock is up 1.0% today.
- KB Home (KBH): KBH stock is up 1.0% today.
- Kennametal Inc (KMT): KMT stock is up 0.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Itt Industries (ITT): ITT stock is down 1.8% today.
- Orbital Sciences Corp (ORB): ORB stock is down 0.9% today.
- Idex Corp (IEX): IEX stock is down 0.5% today.
- Graco Inc (GGG): GGG stock is down 0.4% today.
- NCI Building Systems (NCS): NCS stock is down 0.4% today.
- Thor Industries (THO): THO stock is down 0.3% today.
- Msc Industrial Direct Company (MSM): MSM stock is down 0.3% today.
- The Middleby Corp (MIDD): MIDD stock is down 0.2% today.
- Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI): AWI stock is down 0.1% today.
- Dresser-Rand Group Inc (DRC): DRC 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.
