Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – CIR GSM MEOH CCK
by Portfolio Grader | May 7, 2014 5:45 pm
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[1]): CIR stock is up 3.2% today.
- Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM[2]): GSM stock is up 2.8% today.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH[3]): MEOH stock is up 2.7% today.
- Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK[4]): CCK stock is up 2.5% to a new 52-week high of $48.30.
- Chemtura Corp (CHMT[5]): CHMT stock is up 2.4% today.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK[6]): BAK stock is up 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Rockwood Holdings (ROC[7]): ROC stock is up 1.9% today on 3 times normal volume.
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF[8]): IFF stock is up 2.0% to a new 52-week high of $99.99.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB[9]): LYB stock is up 1.9% to a new 52-week high of $95.81.
- Stepan Company (SCL[10]): SCL stock is up 1.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Pan American Silver (PAAS[11]): PAAS stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- New Gold Inc (NGD[12]): NGD stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM[13]): HBM stock is down 2.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Valhi Inc (VHI[14]): VHI stock is down 1.8% today.
- Kinross Gold Corp (KGC[15]): KGC stock is down 1.7% to a new 52-week low of $4.01.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI[16]): GFI stock is down 1.7% today.
- Goldcorp Inc (GG[17]): GG stock is down 1.6% today.
- Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH[18]): TNH stock is down 1.8% today.
- Yamana Gold (AUY[19]): AUY stock is down 1.2% to a new 52-week low of $7.29.
- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF[20]): 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.
Endnotes:
- CIR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CIR
- GSM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GSM
- MEOH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MEOH
- CCK: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CCK
- CHMT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CHMT
- BAK: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BAK
- ROC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ROC
- IFF: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IFF
- LYB: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LYB
- SCL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SCL
- PAAS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PAAS
- NGD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NGD
- HBM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HBM
- VHI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=VHI
- KGC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=KGC
- GFI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GFI
- GG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GG
- TNH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TNH
- AUY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AUY
- CLF: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CLF
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