Birmingham health care stocks carry the day
Our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report closed out a woeful September with a fairly even mixture of gainers and losers on Friday. The biggest perce...
Our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report closed out a woeful September with a fairly even mixture of gainers and losers on Friday. The biggest percentage on the board came on the positive side, with Community Health Systems gaining 5.5%. The Franklin, Tennessee-based, company has six locations in Alabama: Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Foley, Gadsden and Huntsville. Birmingham-based Medical Properties Trust was a close second with a gain of 4.2%. Honda led the decliners at -3.4%. Overall, Wall Street closed out its worst month and quarter of the year with more losses on Friday.