Basic materials stocks rose 0.4% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%, the Nasdaq was up 0.3% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.3% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 3.3% today and up 28.3% in the last month.

• Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 2.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Aurico Gold Inc (AUQ): AUQ stock is up 2.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 1.7% today.

• Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 1.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is up 1.6% today and up 21.9% in the last month.

• Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 1.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is up 1.4% today.

• First Majestic Silver (AG): AG stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• H. B. Fuller Company (FUL): FUL stock is up 1.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Circor International (CIR): CIR stock is down 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Monsanto Company (MON): MON stock is down 1.0% today.

• Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG): SMG stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Matthews International Corp (MATW): MATW stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Innospec Inc (IOSP): IOSP stock is down 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Encore Wire Corp (WIRE): WIRE stock is down 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is down 0.4% today.

• Mueller Industries (MLI): MLI stock is down 0.4% 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.