Basic materials stocks rose 0.7% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5%, the Nasdaq was up 0.2% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 3.3% today.
- Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is up 3.0% today.
- Iamgold Corp (IAG): IAG stock is up 2.8% today.
- Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW): CLW stock is up 2.2% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 2.1% today.
- Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 2.0% today.
- Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is up 2.0% today.
- Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is up 1.9% today.
- Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 1.9% today.
- Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY): HMY stock is up 1.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is down 2.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY): SNHY stock is down 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is down 1.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Newmarket Corp (NEU): NEU stock is down 1.1% today.
- Raven Industries (RAVN): RAVN stock is down 1.0% today.
- FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is down 0.9% today.
- Kaman Corp (KAMN): KAMN stock is down 0.9% today.
- RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 0.9% today.
- Calgon Carbon Corp (CCC): CCC stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Mueller Water Products (MWA): MWA stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
