Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – SLW SSL HL NEM

by Portfolio Grader | June 12, 2014 6:00 pm

Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.9%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7%, the Nasdaq fell 0.9% and the S&P 500 declined 0.7%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW[1]): SLW stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Sasol Ltd (SSL[2]): SSL stock is up 1.0% today.

• Hecla Mining Company (HL[3]): HL stock is up 1.0%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Newmont Mining Corp (NEM[4]): NEM stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ternium S.A. (TX[5]): TX stock is up 0.7% today.

• Greif Bros. Corp (GEF[6]): GEF stock is up 0.6% today.

• Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO[7]): KRO stock is up 0.6% today.

• Cameco Corp (CCJ[8]): CCJ stock is up 0.6% today.

• Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN[9]): BVN stock is up 0.5% today.

• Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B[10]): GEF.B stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI[11]): IPI stock is down 2.4% today.

• Air Products and Chemicals (APD[12]): APD stock is down 2.0% today.

• RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL[13]): ROLL stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Albany International Corp (AIN[14]): AIN stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY[15]): BERY stock is down 1.9% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Polyone Corp (POL[16]): POL stock is down 1.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Huntsman Corp (HUN[17]): HUN stock is down 1.8% today.

• Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL[18]): BBL stock is down 1.7% today.

• Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP[19]): BHP stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[20]): GPRE stock is down 1.7% 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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