DR Horton fell$. 31 or 1.3 percent, to $23.35. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 10 or 1.8 percent, to $5.61. Lennar Corp. fell$. 47 or 1.1 percent, to $41.07.
Foster Wheeler rose$. 38 or 1.5 percent, to $26.49. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 31 or 1.1 percent, to $28.66. Shaw Group rose$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $47.36.
The European Commission this week said it was putting on hold transfers of money due to Poland for road projects, which could add up to about 5 billion euros, because it wants assurances the alleged fraud could not be repeated on other projects in Poland, the biggest recipient of European Union funds.
DR Horton rose$. 11 or. 5 percent, to $23.77. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 08 or 1.4 percent, to $5.79. Lennar Corp. rose$. 16 or. 4 percent, to $41.70.
Foster Wheeler rose$. 47 or 1.8 percent, to $26.58. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 08 or. 3 percent, to $28.89. Shaw Group rose$. 10 or. 2 percent, to $47.42.
CINCINNATI-- Construction began Thursday on a consumer-data company's new $122 million headquarters in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, a development being touted for deepening the city's ongoing transformation from a declining Rust Belt dinosaur to a region pulsing with new development and revitalization.
DR Horton rose$. 46 or 2.0 percent, to $24.12. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 16 or 2.8 percent, to $5.87. Lennar Corp. rose$. 56 or 1.3 percent, to $42.10.
Foster Wheeler rose$. 13 or. 5 percent, to $26.24. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 17 or. 6 percent, to $29.14. Shaw Group rose$. 10 or. 2 percent, to $47.42.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1- U.S. construction spending rose in December, with strong gains in home building and business investment outweighing a sharp drop in public works spending by state and local governments. Construction spending increased 0.9 percent to an annual rate of $885 billion, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
WASHINGTON-- Builders likely increased construction activity in December, helped in part by warmer than normal weather. Economists forecast that construction spending rose 0.7 percent in December, according to a survey by FactSet.
Foster Wheeler fell$. 01 or percent, to $26.11. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $28.97. Shaw Group rose$. 01 or percent, to $47.32.
DR Horton rose$. 60 or 2.6 percent, to $23.66. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 21 or 3.5 percent, to $5.71. Lennar Corp. fell$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $41.54.
LOS ANGELES-- Standard Pacific Corp.' s net income soared in the fourth quarter, as the homebuilder recognized a hefty tax benefit and revenue jumped 43 percent fueled by completed home sales.
DR Horton rose$. 44 or 1.9 percent, to $23.50. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 20 or 3.3 percent, to $5.72. Lennar Corp. fell$. 09 or. 2 percent, to $41.51.
Foster Wheeler fell$. 04 or. 2 percent, to $26.08. Quanta Services Inc. unchanged at $29.01. Shaw Group rose$. 07 or. 1 percent, to $47.38.
DR Horton rose$. 06 or. 3 percent, to $23.12. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 12 or 2.0 percent, to $5.80. Lennar Corp. fell$. 29 or. 7 percent, to $41.31.
Foster Wheeler fell$. 14 or. 5 percent, to $25.98. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $29.03. Shaw Group rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $47.37.
"Everything today is fairly lofty because of the expectations that are built into the demand that we know is going to be coming," Williams Financial Group analyst David Williams said.
DR Horton fell$. 76 or 3.2 percent, to $23.06. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 25 or 4.1 percent, to $5.92. Lennar Corp. fell $1.04 or 2.4 percent, to $41.60.