It was a down day for most Birmingham stocks
The decliners had a field day Thursday on our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report. All but eight stocks on our list saw a drop.
Louisiana-Pacific took the hardest hit, falling 5.2%. Next on the list: Nucor (-4.7%), Community Health Systems (-4.3%) and Medical Properties Trust (-4%).
First US Bancshares led the small contingent of gainers at 2.8%.
Overall, U.S. stocks slipped Thursday after the clamps tightened on Wall Street from rising yields in the bond market.
The S&P 500 fell 27.34, or 0.6%, to 4,349.61. It was the first drop for the index in five days, breaking its longest winning streak since August.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 173.73 points, or 0.5%, to 33,631.14, and the Nasdaq composite sank 85.46, or 0.6%, to 13,574.22.