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industrials

British  
/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlz /

plural noun

  1. stocks, shares, and bonds of industrial enterprises

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“Elementis continues to be one of our key buys in the U.K. Industrials sector—its financial profile is among the strongest in the speciality chemicals sector— and this is not reflected in its valuation,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Eagers trades “at a 50% premium to global auto dealers but a 25% discount to our Australian Growth Industrials basket,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Industrials names really took off in January and February.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Three people familiar with the matter spoke to the Financial Times, claiming Hegseth’s Morgan Stanley broker contacted BlackRock in February to make a multi-million dollar investment in the group’s Defense Industrials Active fund.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

For example, if the Industrials closed at 2213.27, the Transportation stocks at 778.31, and the Utilities at 251.32, then the number for the day would be 712.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos