Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – NG GFI BVN AU

by Portfolio Grader | June 30, 2014 6:30 pm

Basic materials stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street on Monday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed consistent, the Nasdaq rose 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Novagold Resources Inc (NG[1]): NG stock is up 3.4% today and up 40.8% in the last month.

• Gold Fields Ltd (GFI[2]): GFI stock is up 3.3% today.

• Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN[3]): BVN stock is up 3.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU[4]): AU stock is up 2.7% today.

• First Majestic Silver (AG[5]): AG stock is up 2.6% today and up 28.8% in the last month.

• Pan American Silver (PAAS[6]): PAAS stock is up 2.3% today and up 24.1% in the last month.

• Yamana Gold (AUY[7]): AUY stock is up 2.1% today.

• Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO[8]): SCCO stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Hecla Mining Company (HL[9]): HL stock is up 2.1% today and up 24.5% in the last month.

• Iamgold Corp (IAG[10]): IAG stock is up 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM[11]): SIM stock is down 1.7% today.

• H. B. Fuller Company (FUL[12]): FUL stock is down 1.6% today.

• Sealed Air Corp (SEE[13]): SEE stock is down 1.5% today.

• Airgas Inc (ARG[14]): ARG stock is down 0.9% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Precision Castparts Corp (PCP[15]): PCP stock is down 0.8% today.

• Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP[16]): BHP stock is down 0.6% today.

• Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY[17]): SNHY stock is down 0.6% today.

• Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS[18]): KS stock is down 0.6% today.

• Calgon Carbon Corp (CCC[19]): CCC stock is down 0.6% today.

• Polypore International Inc (PPO[20]): PPO stock is down 0.6% 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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