Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – TX HBM KGC SHI

by Portfolio Grader | July 2, 2014 6:15 pm

Basic materials stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.2% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Ternium S.A. (TX[1]): TX stock is up 4.2% today.

• Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM[2]): HBM stock is up 3.7% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC[3]): KGC stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI[4]): SHI stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO[5]): EGO stock is up 2.0% today and up 31.6% in the last month.

• New Gold Inc (NGD[6]): NGD stock is up 1.9% today.

• National Steel Corp (SID[7]): SID stock is up 1.9% today.

• Rio Tinto Plc (RIO[8]): RIO stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Yamana Gold (AUY[9]): AUY stock is up 1.8% today.

• Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM[10]): SQM stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Sealed Air Corp (SEE[11]): SEE stock is down 2.0% today.

• Olin Corp (OLN[12]): OLN stock is down 1.9% today.

• Mueller Water Products (MWA[13]): MWA stock is down 1.7% today.

• Albany International Corp (AIN[14]): AIN stock is down 1.7% today.

• Om Group (OMG[15]): OMG stock is down 1.3% today.

• Innophos Holdings (IPHS[16]): IPHS stock is down 1.3% today.

• Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG[17]): SMG stock is down 1.2% today.

• Wd-40 Company (WDFC[18]): WDFC stock is down 1.2% today.

• Encore Wire Corp (WIRE[19]): WIRE stock is down 1.2% today.

• Aptargroup (ATR[20]): ATR stock is down 1.1% 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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