Wall Street was down, but there were more winners than losers Thursday on our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report.

Birmingham-based Medical Properties Trust was the standout gainer, picking up an impressive 15.7%.

A quintet of banks was next: First US Bancshares (+5.3%), ServisFirst (+3.6%), PNC (+2.8%), Synovus (+2.7%) and Regions (+2.6%).

Nucor also picked up 2.6%.

At the bottom, Vulcan Materials was down 4.6%.

Overall, Wall Street tumbled Thursday, dropping nearly 10% below its high mark for the year, after big-name companies warned an uncertain global economy may hurt their profits.