Mobile-area stocks pick up slight gains as Wall Street pushes higher

Mobile-area stocks pick up slight gains as Wall Street pushes higher

Modest gains prevailed Monday on our Mobile and Alabama Stock Report.

Enviva led the gainers with a 2.1% boost. The wood pellet manufacturer partially exports out of the Port of Mobile and has a major facility coming soon to Epes in Sumter County.

Other gainers included Community Health Systems (1.1%) and Johnson Controls (1%).

Overall, Wall Street pushed higher Monday ahead of a week full of updates about where profits for big U.S. companies are heading.

The S&P 500 rose 17.37, or 0.4%, to 4,522.79 and its highest closing level in 15 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 76.32, or 0.2%, to 34,585.35, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 131.25, or 0.9%, to 14,244.95.

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