Capital goods stocks finished up 2.0% on Wall Street on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.8%, the Nasdaq rose 2.0% and the S&P 500 pushed 1.8% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Lindsay Corp (LNN): LNN stock is up 3.6% today.
- Spirit Aerosystems Holdings (SPR): SPR stock is up 3.3% today.
- Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS): FBHS stock is up 3.2% today.
- Esterline Technologies Corp (ESL): ESL stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI): AWI stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Fluor Corp (FLR): FLR stock is up 3.1% today.
- Aecom Technology Corp (ACM): ACM stock is up 3.1% today.
- Pultegroup (PHM): PHM stock is up 3.1% today.
- KBR Inc (KBR): KBR stock is up 2.8% today.
- Alliant Techsystems Inc (ATK): ATK stock is up 2.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Msc Industrial Direct Company (MSM): MSM stock is down 0.2% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Regal-Beloit Corp (RBC): RBC stock is down 0.2% 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.
