Biggest Movers in Capital Goods Stocks Now – LPX VMC MAS CMI

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Capital goods stocks rose 1.3% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.1%, the Nasdaq rose 1.3% and the S&P 500 pushed 1.1% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:

  • Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX): LPX stock is up 4.7% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Vulcan Materials Company (VMC): VMC stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Masco Corp (MAS): MAS stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Cummins Inc (CMI): CMI stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • General Dynamics Corp (GD): GD stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Dycom Industries (DY): DY stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI): AWI stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Terex Corp (TEX): TEX stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Emcor Group (EME): EME stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Headwaters Inc (HW): HW stock is up 1.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:

  • Standex International Corp (SXI): SXI stock is down 1.1% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Cemex S.A.B. De C.V. Sponsored (CX): CX stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Kennametal Inc (KMT): KMT stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS): FBHS stock is down 0.3% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • AAR Corp (AIR): AIR stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC): JEC stock is down 0.3% 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.


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