Housing stocks are among the market's best performers in late-morning trading on Tuesday, as traders are buying into the sector amid a broad-market rally helped by a strong start to the earnings season.
The strength in the housing sector is reflected by the 2.9 percent gain currently being shown by the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index. With the advance, the index is moving higher for a fifth straight session.
Standard Pacific Corp. (SPF) has helped to lead the sector higher, surging up by 6.8 percent and seeing a further recovery from last week's eight-month closing low.
Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) is also seeing a strong outing, rising by 3.7 percent and on pace for a one-month closing high.
Lennar Corp. (LEN) and Ryland Group Inc. (RYL) are also seeing buying interest, posting gains of 3.2 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively. Lennar has risen to a three-week intraday high, while Ryland Group set a one-month intraday high in earlier dealing.
Radian Group Inc. (RDN), Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (HOV), Temple-Inland Inc. (TIN) and KB Home (KBH) are also moving sharply higher, rising by at least 4.5 percent and further contributing to the advance by the housing sector index.
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