Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – BERY ASH GFI OI

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Basic materials stocks finished down 0.4% on Wall Street on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 was down 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY): BERY stock is up 2.7% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Ashland Inc (ASH): ASH stock is up 1.5%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS): CRS stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is up 0.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 4.5% today.
  • Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT): SXT stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Stepan Company (SCL): SCL stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Circor International (CIR): CIR stock is down 1.9% today.
  • RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is down 1.6% 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.


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