Basic materials stocks finished up 1.5% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 1.0% higher, the Nasdaq increased 1.3% and the S&P 500 climbed 1.0%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is up 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- W.R. Grace & Company (GRA): GRA stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is up 2.5% today.
- Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is up 2.5% today.
- Parker-Hannifin Corp (PH): PH stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Universal Forest Products (UFPI): UFPI stock is up 2.4% today.
- Polyone Corp (POL): POL stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY): BERY stock is up 2.3% today.
- Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is up 2.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 1.5% today.
- Innophos Holdings (IPHS): IPHS stock is down 1.0% today.
- Glatfelter (GLT): GLT stock is down 0.9% today.
- Iamgold Corp (IAG): IAG stock is down 0.9% today.
- Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is down 0.9% today.
- Raven Industries (RAVN): RAVN stock is down 0.6% today.
- RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 0.4% today.
- Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is down 0.4% today.
- Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is down 0.3% today.
- Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is down 0.3% 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.
