Against the current: Markets slid, yet Nordson Corporation, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., Builders FirstSource, Inc. went up and made this list of yesterday's top industrials stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as after dropping 2.25%, Dow Jones closed at 33,200. S&P 500 was down 2.49% before closing the session at 3,895.75.
This down-slide takes place while United States macroeconomics indicators data published earlier are pointing downward as well — following a previous reading of 1.2%, Core Retail Sales in United States released yesterday at 13:30 UTC fell short of the 0.2% figure expected by analysts with an actual reading of -0.2%.
Even though markets fell yesterday, some industrials stocks managed to go up. Have a look at these top gainers.
Nordson | +2.51% at $241.84
Having closed Wednesday at $235.91, bullish sentiment helped Nordson Corporation to reach highs around $245.36 before paring gains and ending yesterday at $241.84. Daily trading volume (605,918 shares) increased, making up 285% of the 21-day average (212,341).
Builders FirstSource | +1% at $68.33
Builders FirstSource recovered from the previous trading session's losses and went up to $68.33 yesterday after it traded lower at $65.69. Daily trading volume (1.97 million shares) increased, making up 102% of the 21-day average (1.92 million).
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. | Ended yesterday's session at $18.08
A mostly flat day so far for the global container industry company, range-bound between $17.54 and $18.18 and currently at $18.08.