Shares of industrial and transportation companies rose after strong earnings from DuPont.
Shares of DuPont de Nemours rallied after the maker of specialty materials under the Kevlar, Tyvek and Styrofoam brands reported fourth-quarter profit in excess of the Wall Street peg, and boosted its share buyback program.
Four critical bolts needed to hold an Alaska Airlines jet's plug door in place were missing before the Jan. 5 blowout involving a Boeing 737 MAX, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report on the incident.
Shares of Lear initially plunged after the auto-parts maker warned that a slowdown in car factories would weigh on its growth.
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