Basic materials stocks declined on Wall Street on Tuesday morning, down 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 1.1% today.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is up 1.5% today.
- Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is up 1.3% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 1.2% today.
- Huntsman Corp (HUN): HUN stock is up 1.2% to a new 52-week high of $27.14.
- Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is up 0.8% to a new 52-week high of $43.30.
- RPM International Inc (RPM): RPM stock is up 0.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is up 0.8% today.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 0.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is down 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 1.9% today.
- Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is down 1.6% today.
- Mosaic Company (MOS): MOS stock is down 1.6% today.
- Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is down 1.7% today.
- Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP): BHP stock is down 1.6% today.
- Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is down 1.5% today.
- Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is down 1.3% today.
- 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.
