Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – RXN SCL GLT WDFC
by Portfolio Grader | June 5, 2014 6:00 pm
Basic materials stocks rose 0.5% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.8% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.7%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Rexnord Corp (RXN[1]): RXN stock is up 4.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Stepan Company (SCL[2]): SCL stock is up 3.5% today.
- Glatfelter (GLT[3]): GLT stock is up 3.4% today.
- Wd-40 Company (WDFC[4]): WDFC stock is up 3.3% today.
- Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM[5]): GSM stock is up 3.2% today.
- Mueller Water Products (MWA[6]): MWA stock is up 3.2% today.
- Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW[7]): CLW stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD[8]): SSD stock is up 3.0% today.
- Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX[9]): MTX stock is up 2.9% today.
- Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM[10]): SIM stock is up 2.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B[11]): GEF.B stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Chemtura Corp (CHMT[12]): CHMT stock is down 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB[13]): GGB stock is down 0.3% today.
- Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc (POT[14]): POT stock is down 0.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- W.R. Grace & Company (GRA[15]): GRA stock is down 0.2% today.
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF[16]): IFF stock is down 0.1% 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.
Endnotes:
- RXN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=RXN
- SCL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SCL
- GLT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GLT
- WDFC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WDFC
- GSM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GSM
- MWA: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MWA
- CLW: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CLW
- SSD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SSD
- MTX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MTX
- SIM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SIM
- GEF.B: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GEF.B
- CHMT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CHMT
- GGB: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GGB
- POT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=POT
- GRA: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GRA
- IFF: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IFF
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