Industrials Down Amid Inflation Concerns — Industrials Roundup

Shares of industrial and transportation companies fell amid concerns about wholesale inflation.

The producer price index final demand for December rose 0.5%, a slightly hotter rate of wholesale inflation than economists had anticipated.

Industrial gas maker Air Products and Chemicals logged higher profit and revenue in its fiscal first quarter, boosted in part by higher prices that stemmed from increased energy costs.

German auto-part supplier Robert Bosch said it expects market conditions to remain difficult in the current year after it reported sluggish sales growth and lower earnings for what it called "an incredibly challenging" 2025.

 

Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 30, 2026 17:42 ET (22:42 GMT)

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