Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – RPM MON SXT X

by Portfolio Grader | April 3, 2014 12:00 pm

Basic materials stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street so far on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.1% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.2% and the S&P 500 increased 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• RPM International Inc (RPM[1]): RPM stock is up 6.7% to a new 52-week high of $44.99.

• Monsanto Company (MON[2]): MON stock is up 2.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT[3]): SXT stock is up 2.0% to a new 52-week high of $57.00.

• United States Steel Corp (X[4]): X stock is up 1.8% today.

• Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH[5]): ACH stock is up 1.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Huntsman Corp (HUN[6]): HUN stock is up 1.7%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS[7]): AKS stock is up 1.8% today and up 20.7% in the last month.

• Valspar Corp (VAL[8]): VAL stock is up 1.4% today.

• Olin Corp (OLN[9]): OLN stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Eastman Chemical Company (EMN[10]): EMN stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• National Steel Corp (SID[11]): SID stock is down 2.5% today.

• First Majestic Silver (AG[12]): AG stock is down 2.5% today.

• Rio Tinto Plc (RIO[13]): RIO stock is down 2.4% today.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB[14]): GGB stock is down 1.9% today.

• Vale S.A. (VALE[15]): VALE stock is down 1.9% today.

• Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU[16]): AU stock is down 1.7% today.

• Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI[17]): SHI stock is down 1.6% to a new 52-week low of $24.72.

• Barrick Gold Corp (ABX[18]): ABX stock is down 1.5% today.

• Iamgold Corp (IAG[19]): IAG stock is down 1.4% today.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC[20]): KGC stock is down 1.4% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

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[23].

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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