Gains aplenty on Huntsville and Alabama Stock Report

Gains aplenty on Huntsville and Alabama Stock Report

A handful of decent gains highlighted Tuesday’s Huntsville and Alabama Stock Report.

Community Health Systems led the way, picking up 5%. The Franklin, Tennessee-based, company has six locations in Alabama: Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Foley, Gadsden and Huntsville.

Carpenter Technology and Steelcase were close behind, both with 4.1% gains.

Huntsville-based tech firm Adtran led a quintet of decliners at -1.5%.

Overall, U.S. stocks rose Tuesday after pressure relaxed on Wall Street from the bond market.

The S&P 500 gained 22.58, or 0.5%, to 4,358.24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 134.65, or 0.4%, to 33,739.30, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 78.60, or 0.6%, to 13,562.84.