Capital goods stocks finished up 0.8% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 1.2% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 1.3% and the S&P 500 increased 1.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:
- Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI): AWI stock is up 2.3% today.
- Apogee Enterprises (APOG): APOG stock is up 2.0% today.
- BE Aerospace (BEAV): BEAV stock is up 2.0% today.
- Dycom Industries (DY): DY stock is up 2.0% today.
- Vulcan Materials Company (VMC): VMC stock is up 1.9% today.
- Simon Property Group (SPG): SPG stock is up 1.8% today.
- CRH Plc (CRH): CRH stock is up 1.8% today.
- Thor Industries (THO): THO stock is up 1.7% today on 2 times normal volume.
- L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL): LLL stock is up 1.7% today.
- Caterpillar Inc (CAT): CAT stock is up 1.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:
- Primoris Services Corp (PRIM): PRIM stock is down 1.7% today.
- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC): JEC stock is down 1.3% today.
- Nordson Corp (NDSN): NDSN stock is down 1.0% today.
- The Middleby Corp (MIDD): MIDD stock is down 0.6% today.
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (CBI): CBI stock is down 0.5% today.
- Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (ST): ST stock is down 0.5% today.
- General Dynamics Corp (GD): GD stock is down 0.4% today.
- KBR Inc (KBR): KBR stock is down 0.2% today.
- Mastec Inc (MTZ): MTZ stock is down 0.2% today.
- Fluor Corp (FLR): FLR 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.
