Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – CLF POL CCJ AG
by Portfolio Grader | May 29, 2014 6:15 pm
Basic materials stocks rose 1.0% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq was up 0.6% and the S&P 500 rose 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF[1]): CLF stock is up 3.4% today.
- Polyone Corp (POL[2]): POL stock is up 2.4% to a new 52-week high of $40.04.
- Cameco Corp (CCJ[3]): CCJ stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- First Majestic Silver (AG[4]): AG stock is up 1.9% today.
- W.R. Grace & Company (GRA[5]): GRA stock is up 1.8% today.
- Praxair (PX[6]): PX stock is up 1.8% today.
- Eastman Chemical Company (EMN[7]): EMN stock is up 1.7% today.
- Huntsman Corp (HUN[8]): HUN stock is up 1.7% today.
- Domtar Corp (UFS[9]): UFS stock is up 1.7% today.
- Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS[10]): KS stock is up 1.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM[11]): HBM stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB[12]): GGB stock is down 0.6% today.
- Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH[13]): ACH stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Leucadia National Corp (LUK[14]): LUK stock is down 0.5% today.
- Encore Wire Corp (WIRE[15]): WIRE stock is down 0.5% today.
- Balchem Corp (BCPC[16]): BCPC stock is down 0.5% today.
- Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW[17]): CLW stock is down 0.2% today.
- Carlisle Companies Inc (CSL[18]): CSL stock is down 0.2% today.
- Stepan Company (SCL[19]): SCL stock is down 0.1% today.
- Goldcorp Inc (GG[20]): GG stock is down 0.1%, marking the fifth 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.
Endnotes:
- CLF: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CLF
- POL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=POL
- CCJ: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CCJ
- AG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AG
- GRA: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GRA
- PX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PX
- EMN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=EMN
- HUN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HUN
- UFS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=UFS
- KS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=KS
- HBM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HBM
- GGB: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GGB
- ACH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ACH
- LUK: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LUK
- WIRE: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WIRE
- BCPC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BCPC
- CLW: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CLW
- CSL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CSL
- SCL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SCL
- GG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GG
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