U.S. Steel, Alcoa lead June decline

The stocks of Pittsburgh-area companies declined in June, sending the Trib 30 index down 1.6 percent from May, closing Tuesday at 455.30.

Decliners outpaced gainers by a 2-to-1 ratio last month, with 20 companies dropping in value and 10 companies experiencing stock price increases.

Metals companies U.S. Steel Corp. and Alcoa Inc. led the decliners, with 16 percent and 11 percent decreases, respectively. MSA Safety posted the biggest gain — 9 percent — in the index.

Only Alcoa hit a 52-week low. Nine companies — Ansys, Comcast, FedEx, First Commonwealth, First Niagara, FNB Corp., Matthews International, NiSource and PNC Financial — notched 52-week highs.