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Monday Sector Laggards: General Contractors & Builders, Food Stocks

Ryan Ashford 1 min read  ·  July 6, 2026
Monday Sector Laggards: General Contractors & Builders, Food Stocks

In trading on Monday, general contractors & builders shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Dream Finders Homes, down about 4.1% and shares of Hovnanian Enterprises down about 3.5% on the day.

Also lagging the market Monday are food shares, down on the day by about 1.9% as a group, led down by BRCC, trading lower by about 5.4% and Simply Good Foods, trading lower by about 4.5%.

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