Basic materials stocks fell 0.3% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq increased 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW): CW stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Ashland Inc (ASH): ASH stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR): KWR stock is up 1.6% today.
- Ball Corp (BLL): BLL stock is up 1.6% to a new 52-week high of $57.10.
- Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is up 0.9% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 1.0% today.
- Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 6.0% today.
- Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 6.4% today.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 3.2% today.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 2.7% today.
- Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is down 2.6% today.
- Cabot Corp (CBT): CBT stock is down 2.5% today.
- Airgas Inc (ARG): ARG stock is down 2.3% today.
- Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN): UAN stock is down 1.9% today.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 1.4% today.
- Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 1.8% 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.
