Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – GFI RAVN BVN SNHY

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Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%, the Nasdaq was down 0.3% and the S&P 500 declined 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Raven Industries (RAVN): RAVN stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY): SNHY stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Airgas Inc (ARG): ARG stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Compass Minerals Intl Inc (CMP): CMP stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY): HMY stock is up 0.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 3.9% today.
  • Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN): UAN stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 2.1% to a new 52-week low of $7.83.
  • United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY): BERY stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Cf Industries Holdings (CF): CF stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 1.6% today.
  • Molycorp Inc (MCP): MCP stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is down 1.4%, 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.


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