Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – SHLM MWA SSD CHMT

by Portfolio Grader | July 18, 2014 6:15 pm

Basic materials stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.0%, the Nasdaq increased 1.6% and the S&P 500 rose 1.0%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• A. Schulman (SHLM[1]): SHLM stock is up 2.2% today.

• Mueller Water Products (MWA[2]): MWA stock is up 2.2% today.

• Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD[3]): SSD stock is up 2.2% today.

• Chemtura Corp (CHMT[4]): CHMT stock is up 2.1% today.

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK[5]): GPK stock is up 2.1% today.

• Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI[6]): IPI stock is up 2.0% today.

• Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK[7]): WLK stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Innophos Holdings (IPHS[8]): IPHS stock is up 1.9% today.

• Domtar Corp (UFS[9]): UFS stock is up 1.9% today.

• Raven Industries (RAVN[10]): RAVN stock is up 1.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR[11]): FBR stock is down 2.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Celanese Corp (CE[12]): CE stock is down 1.1% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK[13]): BAK stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN[14]): UAN stock is down 0.9% today.

• Dominion Diamond Corp (DDC[15]): DDC stock is down 0.8% today.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB[16]): GGB stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX[17]): PKX stock is down 0.6% today.

• Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO[18]): SCCO stock is down 0.6% today.

• Airgas Inc (ARG[19]): ARG stock is down 0.4% today.

• Freeport-Mcmoran Copper & Gold (FCX[20]): FCX stock is down 0.4% 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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