The number of gainers Thursday on our Huntsville and Alabama Stock Report beat out the number of decliners, and three stocks of local interest led the way.

Constellium paced the gainers, rising 4.5%.

Constellium is a Paris-based global leader in the development, manufacturing and recycling of aluminum products and solutions, according to its website. Constellium Muscle Shoals is a major aluminum sheet supplier for the packaging and automotive markets. The plant has around 1,200 employees and more than 100 acres under roof, including five casting units, hot and cold rolling mills, and a slitting and finishing center.

Sanmina and Adtran were next, picking up 3.7% and 2%, respectively.

Overall, Wall Street ticked higher Thursday to trim its sharp loss for September after pressure squeezing it from the oil and bond markets relaxed a bit.

The S&P 500 rose 25.19, or 0.6%, to 4,299.70. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 116.07 points, or 0.3%, to 33,666.34, and the Nasdaq composite gained 108.43, or 0.8%, to 13,201.28.