Shares in building controls/systems and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) company Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) were up by almost 2.4% by around 10 a.m. ET today, bucking the trend of a declining S&P 500 at the time. 

Whenever a stock makes such a contrarian move, it's a good idea to check on its peers. Doing so reveals that its HVAC rivals Trane, Carrier, Lennox, and AAON were all up simultaneously -- other building products and equipment showed strength simultaneously. 

All of this is a roundabout way of arguing that the collective reason for the move comes down to the relatively positive data on U.S. construction spending data from the U.S. Census Bureau released today. 

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