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industrials

British  
/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlz /

plural noun

  1. stocks, shares, and bonds of industrial enterprises

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Those losses intensified Friday, as sliding bank and tech shares weighed on the Dow industrials and the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dow industrials fell 1.1% on Friday, shrinking monthly gains to 0.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gordon pointed to the fact that investors haven’t moved completely into risk-off mode: Stock sectors such as industrials and real estate, typically susceptible to ebbs and flows in economic growth, were among the S&P 500’s best-performing in February.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, investors have focused on the consumer staples sector, which was up a total of 14.2% in January and February, while the industrials sector rose 13% and materials stocks were up 15.7% in the year to date, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch

Ken Mahoney, president and chief executive officer at Mahoney Asset Management, said that cyclicals such as industrials and materials are also benefiting from the rise of “physical AI” as they provide support in the build-out of infrastructure, including power grids, data centers and factories, that will support the next phase of the AI race.

From MarketWatch