Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – SIAL GPK SMG FOE

by Portfolio Grader | April 24, 2014 12:00 pm

Basic materials stocks fell broadly 0.4% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.7% and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Sigma-Aldrich Corp (SIAL[1]): SIAL stock is up 2.9% to a new 52-week high of $96.50.

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK[2]): GPK stock is up 2.4% today.

• Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG[3]): SMG stock is up 2.4% today.

• Ferro Corp (FOE[4]): FOE stock is up 2.0% today.

• Freeport-Mcmoran Copper & Gold (FCX[5]): FCX stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Methanex Corp (MEOH[6]): MEOH stock is up 1.6% today.

• Novagold Resources Inc (NG[7]): NG stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW[8]): CLW stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Sasol Ltd (SSL[9]): SSL stock is up 1.0% today.

• Matthews International Corp (MATW[10]): MATW stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Newmarket Corp (NEU[11]): NEU stock is down 7.4% today.

• Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR[12]): FBR stock is down 2.8% to a new 52-week low of $10.00.

• Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS[13]): CRS stock is down 2.2% today.

• Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY[14]): HMY stock is down 2.1% today.

• Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU[15]): KALU stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company (RS[16]): RS stock is down 1.9% today.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[17]): GPRE stock is down 1.9% today.

• Nucor Corp (NUE[18]): NUE stock is down 1.8% today.

• Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM[19]): SQM stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Newmont Mining Corp (NEM[20]): NEM stock is down 1.6% 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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