Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – AUY PH SIM X

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Basic materials stocks finished up 0.7% on Wall Street on Tuesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq was up 0.8% and the S&P 500 rose 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Parker-Hannifin Corp (PH): PH stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is up 2.5% today.
  • United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Aurico Gold Inc (AUQ): AUQ stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 2.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Stepan Company (SCL): SCL stock is down 2.2%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Wd-40 Company (WDFC): WDFC stock is down 1.2% today.
  • RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Innospec Inc (IOSP): IOSP stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is down 0.9% today and down 20.0% in the last month.
  • Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is down 0.9%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Enpro Industries (NPO): NPO stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Praxair (PX): PX stock is down 0.7% 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.


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