Basic materials stocks finished up broadly 0.5% on Wall Street on Tuesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.7% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 1.8% and the S&P 500 was up 0.7%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is up 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Polyone Corp (POL): POL stock is up 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR): KWR stock is up 2.6% today.
- Valspar Corp (VAL): VAL stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is up 2.4% today.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is up 2.4% today.
- Encore Wire Corp (WIRE): WIRE stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Cf Industries Holdings (CF): CF stock is up 2.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW): CW stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Stepan Company (SCL): SCL stock is up 1.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Iamgold Corp (IAG): IAG stock is down 2.3% today.
- Aurico Gold Inc (AUQ): AUQ stock is down 1.6% today.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 0.6% today.
- Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is down 0.4% today.
- Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is down 0.3% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is down 0.2% today.
- RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 0.2% today.
- Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM): SWM stock is down 0.2% today.
- Syngenta Ag (SYT): SYT stock is down 0.2% today.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is down 0.2% 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.
