Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – CLF NG PPO MATW

by Portfolio Grader | July 29, 2014 6:30 pm

Basic materials stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF[1]): CLF stock is up 6.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Novagold Resources Inc (NG[2]): NG stock is up 1.5% today.

• Polypore International Inc (PPO[3]): PPO stock is up 1.4% today.

• Matthews International Corp (MATW[4]): MATW stock is up 1.0% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Stillwater Mining Company (SWC[5]): SWC stock is up 0.9% today.

• Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL[6]): BBL stock is up 0.6%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B[7]): GEF.B stock is up 0.5% today.

• Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP[8]): BHP stock is up 0.5% today.

• Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM[9]): HBM stock is up 0.5% today.

• Arcelormittal (MT[10]): MT stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV[11]): MWV stock is down 2.5% today.

• National Steel Corp (SID[12]): SID stock is down 2.1% today.

• Cabot Corp (CBT[13]): CBT stock is down 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Sonoco Products Company (SON[14]): SON stock is down 2.0% today.

• Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL[15]): AXLL stock is down 2.0% today.

• Cytec Industries Inc (CYT[16]): CYT stock is down 1.9% today.

• Worthington Industries (WOR[17]): WOR stock is down 1.9% today.

• Polyone Corp (POL[18]): POL stock is down 1.8% today.

• Domtar Corp (UFS[19]): UFS stock is down 1.8% today.

• PPG Industries (PPG[20]): PPG stock is down 1.8% 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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