Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – ZINC CLF UAN GPRE

by Portfolio Grader | July 23, 2014 6:15 pm

Basic materials stocks rose 0.4% on Wall Street on Wednesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq was up 0.6% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Horsehead Holding (ZINC[1]): ZINC stock is up 3.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF[2]): CLF stock is up 2.2% today.

• Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN[3]): UAN stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[4]): GPRE stock is up 1.8% today and up 22.3% in the last month.

• Airgas Inc (ARG[5]): ARG stock is up 1.4% today.

• Sasol Ltd (SSL[6]): SSL stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS[7]): AKS stock is up 1.2% today.

• Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK[8]): WLK stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO[9]): SCCO stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO[10]): EGO stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI[11]): IPI stock is down 1.8% today.

• Iamgold Corp (IAG[12]): IAG stock is down 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• A. Schulman (SHLM[13]): SHLM stock is down 1.3% today.

• Yamana Gold (AUY[14]): AUY stock is down 1.2% today.

• Polypore International Inc (PPO[15]): PPO stock is down 1.2% today.

• First Majestic Silver (AG[16]): AG stock is down 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Cytec Industries Inc (CYT[17]): CYT stock is down 1.1% today.

• Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD[18]): GOLD stock is down 1.1% today.

• Calgon Carbon Corp (CCC[19]): CCC stock is down 1.0% today.

• Hecla Mining Company (HL[20]): HL stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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