Small gains and losses on Birmingham stock report

It was a mixture of small gains and small losses Wednesday on our Birmingham and Alabama Stock Report.

Community Health Systems led the way with a modest 1.2% gain. The Franklin, Tennessee-based, company has six locations in Alabama: Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Foley, Gadsden and Huntsville

Warrior Met Coal was at the bottom of the table with a 1.9% decline.

Overall, stocks ended modestly higher Wednesday, extending Wall Street’s recent winning streak to its fourth day in a row and chipping away more of the market’s losses this month.

After a choppy day of trading, the S&P 500 closed 0.4% higher. The benchmark index remains down 1.6% for August, with one trading day left in the month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.5%.

Are we missing a publicly traded local or state company that should be on this list? Please pass along your suggestions to Lede producer Brent Conklin at bconklin@advancelocal.com.