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industrials

British  
/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlz /

plural noun

  1. stocks, shares, and bonds of industrial enterprises

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They were S&P 500’s worst performing sector in the past week, falling 3.4%, while industrials shed 3.2% and utilities gained 0.4%, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch

Thooft likes industrials, which have fallen 3% this week on concerns about a weakening economy, but are still up 6.3% this year.

From Barron's

The Dow industrials fell more than 500 points, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite also down more than 1% amid worries of a protracted disruption to oil markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Value stocks usually have low price-to-earnings ratios, either because their business models are fragile or because they are in low-growth, high capital industries like energy, industrials, and materials.

From Barron's

Value stocks usually have low price-to-earnings ratios, either because their business models are fragile or because they are in low-growth, high capital industries like energy, industrials, and materials.

From Barron's