Stocks with south Alabama ties sport gains on Mobile, state stock report

Stocks with south Alabama ties sport gains on Mobile, state stock report

Our Mobile and Alabama Stock Report closed out a woeful September with a fairly even mixture of gainers and losers on Friday.

The biggest percentages on the board came on the positive side, with Community Health Systems gaining 5.5%. The Franklin, Tennessee-based, company has six locations in Alabama: Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Foley, Gadsden and Huntsville.

Enviva was a close second with a gain of 4.6%. The wood pellet manufacturer partially exports out of the Port of Mobile and has a major facility coming soon to Epes in Sumter County.

Honda led the decliners at -3.4%.

Overall, Wall Street closed out its worst month and quarter of the year with more losses on Friday.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% after a gain from the morning withered, and the majority of stocks within the index sank. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 158 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite edged higher by 0.1%.