Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – ATI BVN VALE AA

by Portfolio Grader | June 26, 2014 12:15 pm

Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Thursday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq fell 0.5% and the S&P 500 declined 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI[1]): ATI stock is up 3.0% to a new 52-week high of $44.23.

• Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN[2]): BVN stock is up 2.2% today.

• Vale S.A. (VALE[3]): VALE stock is up 2.0% today.

• Alcoa Inc (AA[4]): AA stock is up 2.3% to a new 52-week high of $14.89.

• Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX[5]): PKX stock is up 2.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF[6]): CLF stock is up 1.9% today.

• Rio Tinto Plc (RIO[7]): RIO stock is up 1.0% today.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC[8]): KGC stock is up 0.5% today.

• Weyerhaeuser Company (WY[9]): WY stock is up 0.5%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• H. B. Fuller Company (FUL[10]): FUL stock is down 4.7% today.

• Valhi Inc (VHI[11]): VHI stock is down 4.1% today.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB[12]): GGB stock is down 1.9% today.

• AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS[13]): AKS stock is down 2.3% today.

• Balchem Corp (BCPC[14]): BCPC stock is down 1.8% today.

• Novagold Resources Inc (NG[15]): NG stock is down 1.9% today.

• Ferro Corp (FOE[16]): FOE stock is down 1.4% today.

• Polyone Corp (POL[17]): POL stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Mueller Water Products (MWA[18]): MWA stock is down 1.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI[19]): SHI stock is down 1.6% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[20] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[21].

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[22].

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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