Basic materials stocks rose 0.5% on Wall Street so far on Monday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, the Nasdaq was up 0.8% and the S&P 500 rose 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is up 3.1% today.
- Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is up 2.1% today.
- Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is up 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- RPM International Inc (RPM): RPM stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Celanese Corp (CE): CE stock is up 1.4% today.
- Huntsman Corp (HUN): HUN stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Sealed Air Corp (SEE): SEE stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 4.0% today.
- Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY): HMY stock is down 3.4% today.
- Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is down 2.7% today.
- Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 1.8% today.
- Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is down 2.1% today.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 1.8% today.
- First Majestic Silver (AG): AG stock is down 1.2% today.
- Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 0.9% today.
- Aurico Gold Inc (AUQ): AUQ stock is down 0.7% today.
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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.
