Renewable energy equipment sector add 6.02 percent to emerge as the market's best performing sector of the day, followed by general mining sector with 3.87 percent gain. Consumer finance lost 0.49 percent to become the day's worst performing sector.
In the renewable energy equipment sector, shares of First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) were up 7.05 percent or $8.98 to trade at $138.40. Shares of SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA) gained 3.66 percent or 67 cents to trade at $18.99. Shares of Spire Corp. (Nasdaq: SPIR) added 4.20 percent or 10 cents to trade at $2.48.
Among major movers in the general mining sector, SPDR S&P Metals and Mining (NYSEArca: XME) gained 2.48 percent or $1.69 to trade at $69.92. Among major stocks, shares of Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) added 7.26 percent or $4.14 to trade at $61.16. Shares of Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. (AMEX: XPL) were up 2.14 percent or 6 cents to trade at $2.86. Shares of Amcol International Corp. (NYSE: ACO) gained 1.57 percent or 59 cents to trade at $38.24.
In the consumer finance sector, SPDR KBW Bank ETF (NYSEArca: KBE) added 0.58 percent or 14 cents to trade at $24.08. Among major stocks, shares of Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) were down 2.52 percent or $7.81 to trade at $301.89. Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) fell 2.36 percent or $2.04 to trade at $84.58. Shares of SLM Corp. (NYSE: SLM) slipped 0.35 percent or 6 cents to trade at $16.95.