Basic materials stocks rose 0.7% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 pushed 0.1% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Air Products and Chemicals (APD): APD stock is up 6.6% to a new 52-week high of $129.65.

• National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 2.5% today.

• Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is up 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Iamgold Corp (IAG): IAG stock is up 2.1% today and up 21.0% in the last month.

• Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 2.0% today.

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 1.8%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is up 1.7% today.

• Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM): SWM stock is up 2.1% today.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is down 49.8% to a new 52-week low of $43.64.

• Actuant Corp (ATU): ATU stock is down 3.6% today.

• Rockwood Holdings (ROC): ROC stock is down 3.3% today.

• Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY): HMY stock is down 1.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE): GPRE stock is down 1.5% today.

• Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is down 1.2% today.

• Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD): SSD stock is down 0.9% today.

• A. Schulman (SHLM): SHLM stock is down 1.0% today.

• Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 0.8% today.

• Leucadia National Corp (LUK): LUK stock is down 0.7% today.

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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.