Decliners trump gainers on Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report

Decliners trump gainers on Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report

Decliners trumped gainers Tuesday on our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report.

Birmingham-based First US Bancshares took the biggest hit, dropping 2.8%.

Target fell 2.6%.

Others that dropped included Medical Properties Trust (1.7%), ServisFirst (1.5%) and ProAssurance (.6%).

Toyota managed a 2.1% gain, while Vulcan Materials was up 1.6%.

Overall, Wall Street took a step back from its big rally so far this year, and most stocks fell Tuesday following a mixed set of earnings reports from U.S. companies.