Gains dominate but these two Birmingham stocks suffer big drops

Gains dominate but these two Birmingham stocks suffer big drops

All but seven stocks saw gains Friday on our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report.

Warrior Met Coal led the gainers at 2.2%.

Birmingham-based Medical Properties Trust took the biggest hit at -8.6%.

Birmingham-based ProAssurance was next at -6.3%.

Overall, Wall Street rose sharply Friday, keeping November on track to be one of its best months of the year, as companies continued to turn in better profits for the summer than expected.

The S&P 500 leaped 1.6% amid a widespread rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 391 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite was 2% higher.