Most Charlotte-area stocks soared in '23
Manufacturers were among the biggest winners; banks mixed
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Local companies with best-performing stocks in 2023: Jeld-Wen, Coke Consolidated, SPX
It was a big year for stocks in 2023, with all the major indexes up double-digit percentages for the year.
And a handful of Charlotte-based companies, or companies with a large Charlotte presence, even beat the Nasdaq index, which was up an astounding 43% in 2023. The resurgence of tech companies has received a lot of attention, but in the Charlotte region, most of the big 2023 winners were manufacturers.