Why Industrial Stocks Harley-Davidson, Middleby, and Alcoa Surged This Morning

After taking just a short breather from a week of run-ups yesterday, the S&P 500 came back with a vengeance to close the week on Friday. As of 10:50 a.m. EDT, this broad gauge of the health of the stock market is up more than 2%, with industrial stocks like Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG), Middleby (NASDAQ: MIDD), and Alcoa (NYSE: AA) leading it higher.

Harley-Davidson is up 3.7%, after posting gains of nearly 8% earlier in the day. Middleby is up 10% (but was up 15%), and Alcoa is hanging onto a 3.9% gain after surging more than 19% higher this morning.

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