Most stocks on our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report saw gains Tuesday to make up at least a little bit for recent losses.

General Electric topped the table with a 6.5% gain. 3M picked up 5.3%.

Closer to home, Nucor rose 4.8% and U.S. Steel gained 2.6%.

Overall, Wall Street rose to a rare gain Tuesday after Verizon, General Electric and other big companies reported fatter profits for the summer than expected.

The S&P 500 climbed 30.64, or 0.7%, to 4,247.68 to break a five-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 204.97 points, or 0.6%, to 33,141.38, and the Nasdaq composite rose 121.55, or 0.9%, to 13,139.87.

Are we missing a publicly traded local or state company that should be on this list? Please pass along your suggestions to Lede producer Brent Conklin at [email protected].