Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – STLD PPO X GPRE

by Portfolio Grader | July 21, 2014 1:00 pm

Basic materials stocks fell on Wall Street so far on Monday, down 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq declined 0.3% and the S&P 500 was down 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Steel Dynamics (STLD[1]): STLD stock is up 6.5% today.

• Polypore International Inc (PPO[2]): PPO stock is up 2.7% today.

• United States Steel Corp (X[3]): X stock is up 1.9% today.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[4]): GPRE stock is up 1.0% today.

• Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM[5]): HBM stock is up 1.4% today.

• Cytec Industries Inc (CYT[6]): CYT stock is up 0.8% today.

• Cameco Corp (CCJ[7]): CCJ stock is up 0.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Celanese Corp (CE[8]): CE stock is up 0.8% today.

• Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX[9]): PKX stock is up 0.7% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR[10]): FBR stock is down 2.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• International Paper Company (IP[11]): IP stock is down 2.4% today.

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK[12]): GPK stock is down 1.9% today.

• Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS[13]): KS stock is down 1.8% today.

• Packaging Corporation of America (PKG[14]): PKG stock is down 1.5% today.

• Gold Fields Ltd (GFI[15]): GFI stock is down 1.8% today.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB[16]): GGB stock is down 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Ferro Corp (FOE[17]): FOE stock is down 1.8% today.

• Glatfelter (GLT[18]): GLT stock is down 1.4% today.

• Domtar Corp (UFS[19]): UFS stock is down 1.3% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[20] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[21].

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[22].

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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