Basic materials stocks fell on Wall Street so far on Friday, down 0.3%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, the Nasdaq declined 0.7% and the S&P 500 fell 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is up 3.2% today.
- Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 3.1% today.
- Molycorp Inc (MCP): MCP stock is up 2.6% today.
- Weyerhaeuser Company (WY): WY stock is up 2.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is up 2.2% today.
- Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY): HMY stock is up 1.9% today.
- Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is up 2.1% today.
- First Majestic Silver (AG): AG stock is up 2.1% today.
- Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is up 2.0% today.
- Aurico Gold Inc (AUQ): AUQ stock is up 1.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is down 4.0% today.
- Eastman Chemical Company (EMN): EMN stock is down 3.2% today.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is down 2.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is down 2.9% today.
- Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is down 2.5% today.
- Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is down 2.2% today.
- Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is down 2.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD): SSD stock is down 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is down 2.0% today.
- Raven Industries (RAVN): RAVN stock is down 2.0%, 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.
