Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – GPRE CENX WLK BCPC

by Portfolio Grader | May 16, 2014 6:00 pm

Basic materials stocks finished up 0.4% on Wall Street on Friday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%, the Nasdaq was up 0.7% and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[1]): GPRE stock is up 4.9% today.

• Century Aluminum Company (CENX[2]): CENX stock is up 2.0% today.

• Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK[3]): WLK stock is up 1.9% today.

• Balchem Corp (BCPC[4]): BCPC stock is up 1.9% today.

• Pan American Silver (PAAS[5]): PAAS stock is up 1.4% today.

• Actuant Corp (ATU[6]): ATU stock is up 1.4% today.

• RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL[7]): ROLL stock is up 1.4% today.

• Cytec Industries Inc (CYT[8]): CYT stock is up 1.3% today.

• Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI[9]): ATI stock is up 1.3% today.

• Air Products and Chemicals (APD[10]): APD stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS[11]): CRS stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP[12]): BHP stock is down 1.0% today.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC[13]): KGC stock is down 1.0% to a new 52-week low of $3.93.

• Royal Gold (RGLD[14]): RGLD stock is down 0.9% today.

• Teck Resources Ltd (TCK[15]): TCK stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN[16]): BVN stock is down 0.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD[17]): GOLD stock is down 0.8% today.

• Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN[18]): UAN stock is down 0.8% today.

• Gold Fields Ltd (GFI[19]): GFI stock is down 0.8% today.

• Arcelormittal (MT[20]): MT stock is down 0.7% 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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