Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – SXT VAL BAK SID

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Basic materials stocks finished up broadly 0.3% on Wall Street on Thursday.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT): SXT stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Valspar Corp (VAL): VAL stock is up 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 2.3% today.
  • National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 2.4% today.
  • H. B. Fuller Company (FUL): FUL stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Rockwood Holdings (ROC): ROC stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX): MTX stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Actuant Corp (ATU): ATU stock is up 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is down 4.2% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Aurico Gold Inc (AUQ): AUQ stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Iamgold Corp (IAG): IAG stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Ashland Inc (ASH): ASH stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 0.7% to a new 52-week low of $7.96.

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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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