HBSDealer Stock Watch: A couple of bright spots

Stocks finished lower at end of trading on Thursday, but big charges were made by BLDR and BXC – up 10.5% and up 6.6%, respectively. Both companies pleased Wall Street with earnings reports that beat expectations.

Among the decliners, LPX dropped 2.9% and SWK was down 4.0%. Two out of three stocks in the home industry declined for the day.