Basic materials stocks finished up 0.8% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.6%, the Nasdaq declined 0.3% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.6% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Circor International (CIR): CIR stock is up 3.2% today.
- Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is up 2.8% today.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is up 2.7% today.
- Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK): CCK stock is up 2.5% to a new 52-week high of $48.30.
- Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is up 2.4% today.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Rockwood Holdings (ROC): ROC stock is up 1.9% today on 3 times normal volume.
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): IFF stock is up 2.0% to a new 52-week high of $99.99.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is up 1.9% to a new 52-week high of $95.81.
- Stepan Company (SCL): SCL stock is up 1.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 2.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 1.8% today.
- Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 1.7% to a new 52-week low of $4.01.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 1.7% today.
- Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 1.6% today.
- Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH): TNH stock is down 1.8% today.
- Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 1.2% to a new 52-week low of $7.29.
- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is down 1.2%, marking the third 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.
