Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – RAVN SIM RIO SCCO

by Portfolio Grader | April 7, 2014 6:00 pm

Basic materials stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 1.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1%, the Nasdaq was down 0.9% and the S&P 500 fell 1.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Raven Industries (RAVN[1]): RAVN stock is up 1.1% today.

• Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM[2]): SIM stock is up 1.0% today.

• Rio Tinto Plc (RIO[3]): RIO stock is up 0.7% today.

• Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO[4]): SCCO stock is up 0.5%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Universal Forest Products (UFPI[5]): UFPI stock is up 0.4% today.

• Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP[6]): BHP stock is up 0.4% today.

• Wd-40 Company (WDFC[7]): WDFC stock is up 0.2% today.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB[8]): GGB stock is up 0.2% today.

• Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH[9]): ACH stock is up 0.1%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Ashland Inc (ASH[10]): ASH stock is down 3.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Celanese Corp (CE[11]): CE stock is down 3.2% today.

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF[12]): CLF stock is down 3.2% today.

• Chemtura Corp (CHMT[13]): CHMT stock is down 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Worthington Industries (WOR[14]): WOR stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Rexnord Corp (RXN[15]): RXN stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Cabot Corp (CBT[16]): CBT stock is down 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Valspar Corp (VAL[17]): VAL stock is down 2.8% today.

• Novagold Resources Inc (NG[18]): NG stock is down 2.7% today.

• Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD[19]): SSD stock is down 2.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[20] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[21].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[22].

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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