Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – HBM ROLL FOE KS

by Portfolio Grader | May 21, 2014 6:15 pm

Basic materials stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.8%, the Nasdaq pushed 1.0% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.8%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM[1]): HBM stock is up 2.9% to a new 52-week high of $9.51.

• RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL[2]): ROLL stock is up 1.9% today.

• Ferro Corp (FOE[3]): FOE stock is up 1.6% today.

• Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS[4]): KS stock is up 1.5% today.

• Polyone Corp (POL[5]): POL stock is up 1.5% today.

• Cabot Corp (CBT[6]): CBT stock is up 1.4% today.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[7]): GPRE stock is up 1.3% today.

• Dover Corp (DOV[8]): DOV stock is up 1.2% today.

• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF[9]): IFF stock is up 1.2% today.

• Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB[10]): LYB stock is up 1.2% to a new 52-week high of $98.16.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Rexnord Corp (RXN[11]): RXN stock is down 1.2% today.

• Agrium Inc (AGU[12]): AGU stock is down 1.0% today.

• Olin Corp (OLN[13]): OLN stock is down 0.9% today.

• Methanex Corp (MEOH[14]): MEOH stock is down 0.7%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• W.R. Grace & Company (GRA[15]): GRA stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX[16]): MTX stock is down 0.6% today.

• Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B[17]): GEF.B stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Stepan Company (SCL[18]): SCL stock is down 0.5% today.

• Freeport-Mcmoran Copper & Gold (FCX[19]): FCX stock is down 0.5% today.

• Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS[20]): CRS stock is down 0.5% today on 2 times normal volume.

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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