Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – CMP TX CLW RGLD

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Basic materials stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 1.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9%, the Nasdaq was down 0.8% and the S&P 500 declined 0.9%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Compass Minerals Intl Inc (CMP): CMP stock is up 0.7% to $93.07, near the 52-week high of $93.19.
  • Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is up 0.4% today.
  • Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW): CLW stock is up 0.3% today.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is up 0.2% today.
  • Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD): SSD stock is down 4.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Sealed Air Corp (SEE): SEE stock is down 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Agrium Inc (AGU): AGU stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Air Products and Chemicals (APD): APD stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Celanese Corp (CE): CE stock is down 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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.

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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