Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – AKS X CLF AXLL

by Portfolio Grader | April 8, 2014 11:15 am

Basic materials stocks rose 0.5% on Wall Street so far on Tuesday.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS[1]): AKS stock is up 4.5% today.

• United States Steel Corp (X[2]): X stock is up 4.0% today.

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF[3]): CLF stock is up 3.3% today.

• Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL[4]): AXLL stock is up 3.1% today.

• Gold Fields Ltd (GFI[5]): GFI stock is up 3.2% today.

• Teck Resources Ltd (TCK[6]): TCK stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• A. Schulman (SHLM[7]): SHLM stock is up 3.1% to a new 52-week high of $37.45.

• Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU[8]): AU stock is up 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Vale S.A. (VALE[9]): VALE stock is up 2.7%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB[10]): GGB stock is up 2.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Domtar Corp (UFS[11]): UFS stock is down 1.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Precision Castparts Corp (PCP[12]): PCP stock is down 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH[13]): TNH stock is down 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc (POT[14]): POT stock is down 0.5%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA[15]): MUSA stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Olin Corp (OLN[16]): OLN stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Rexnord Corp (RXN[17]): RXN stock is down 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF[18]): IFF stock is down 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Innophos Holdings (IPHS[19]): IPHS stock is down 0.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• International Paper Company (IP[20]): IP stock is down 0.4%, marking the fourth 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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