Markets up, but one Mobile stock had a down day

The markets and our Mobile and Alabama Stock Report closed out a short trading week on a positive note Thursday.

Encompass Health was the big winner, rising 6.5%, or $5.02, to close at a 52-week high of $82.58. The nation’s largest system of rehabilitation hospitals is headquartered in Birmingham. It has seven hospitals across Alabama: Huntsville, Gadsden, Birmingham, Pelham, Montgomery, Phenix City and Dothan.

Enviva gained two cents, or 4.8%, to close at 44 cents a share.