Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – GPK FBR CW PCP

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Basic materials stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq was up 0.4% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW): CW stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Actuant Corp (ATU): ATU stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW): CLW stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU): KALU stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Enpro Industries (NPO): NPO stock is up 0.6% today.
  • RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is up 0.4% today.
  • Praxair (PX): PX stock is up 0.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is down 3.3%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is down 2.8% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 2.1% today.
  • DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW stock is down 1.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • W.R. Grace & Company (GRA): GRA stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Polyone Corp (POL): POL stock is down 1.6% today.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 1.6% today.
  • Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is down 1.5% today.

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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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