Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – LUK AGU PPO GPRE

by Portfolio Grader | June 16, 2014 6:00 pm

Basic materials stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 was steady.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Leucadia National Corp (LUK[1]): LUK stock is up 1.5% today.

• Agrium Inc (AGU[2]): AGU stock is up 1.5% today.

• Polypore International Inc (PPO[3]): PPO stock is up 1.1% today.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[4]): GPRE stock is up 1.1% today and up 21.7% in the last month.

• Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW[5]): SLW stock is up 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Rexnord Corp (RXN[6]): RXN stock is up 1.0% today.

• Cabot Corp (CBT[7]): CBT stock is up 0.9% today.

• Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN[8]): UAN stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Raven Industries (RAVN[9]): RAVN stock is up 0.9% today.

• International Paper Company (IP[10]): IP stock is up 0.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B[11]): GEF.B stock is down 1.5% today.

• Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY[12]): HMY stock is down 1.4% today.

• Pan American Silver (PAAS[13]): PAAS stock is down 1.4% today.

• Balchem Corp (BCPC[14]): BCPC stock is down 1.3% today.

• Goldcorp Inc (GG[15]): GG stock is down 1.2% today.

• Mrc Global Inc (MRC[16]): MRC stock is down 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Aptargroup (ATR[17]): ATR stock is down 1.2% today.

• Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK[18]): CCK stock is down 1.1% today.

• Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG[19]): SMG stock is down 1.1%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Worthington Industries (WOR[20]): WOR stock is down 1.0% today.

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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