Birmingham stocks a mix of small gains, losses

Birmingham stocks a mix of small gains, losses

Gainers overshadowed decliners Tuesday on our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report, but the figures were mostly on the moderate side across the board.

Community Health Systems had the biggest percentage increase at 6.5%. The Franklin, Tennessee-based, company has six locations in Alabama: Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Foley, Gadsden and Huntsville.

Warrior Met Coal had a decent pickup of 3.5%.

ServisFirst led a small group of decliners at -4.8%.

Overall, Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Tuesday following the latest signal that the U.S. economy remains solid, though perhaps too strong for the Federal Reserve’s liking.

The S&P 500 edged down by 0.43, which is well less than 0.1%, to 4,373.20 after flipping between small gains and losses through the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 13.11 points, or less than 0.1%, to 33,997.65, and the Nasdaq composite fell 34.24, or 0.3%, to 13,533.75.