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Why Industrial Stocks Caterpillar, Johnson Controls, and Steel Dynamics Got Smoked Today

Why Industrial Stocks Caterpillar, Johnson Controls, and Steel Dynamics Got Smoked Today

Shares of industrial and materials stocks were getting hammered on Tuesday, with sector leaders Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) all falling hard, down 5%, 4.5%, and 7.8%, respectively, as of 1:30 p.m. ET. All three companies are economically sensitive, with Caterpillar and Johnson Controls highly exposed to the level of construction spending, while Steel Dynamics also exposed to both construction and auto sales. Today, two data points indicated potentially difficult times ahead in the sector: a lower-than-expected Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for February, as well as a massive decline in apartment building sales, as reported by CoStar Group.