U.S. stocks traded mixed, with the Dow Jones index falling around 50 points on Thursday.
Shares of Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) rose during Thursday’s session after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
Fastenal posted quarterly earnings of 46 cents per share, beating market estimates of 45 cents per share. The company’s quarterly sales came in at $1.76 billion versus expectations of $1.75 billion.
Fastenal shares gained 7% to $67.81 on Thursday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
- M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC) shares gained 18.2% to $62.76 after the company announced it will be acquired by Sekisui ...