Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – NGD AG GG RGLD

by Portfolio Grader | July 10, 2014 11:15 am

Basic materials stocks fell broadly on Wall Street so far on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.8%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.9%, the Nasdaq declined 1.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.9%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• New Gold Inc (NGD[1]): NGD stock is up 3.7% today.

• First Majestic Silver (AG[2]): AG stock is up 3.3% today and up 25.4% in the last month.

• Goldcorp Inc (GG[3]): GG stock is up 3.0% today and up 22.0% in the last month.

• Royal Gold (RGLD[4]): RGLD stock is up 2.7% to a new 52-week high of $78.30.

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM[5]): AEM stock is up 2.4% to a new 52-week high of $41.37.

• Yamana Gold (AUY[6]): AUY stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Barrick Gold Corp (ABX[7]): ABX stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC[8]): KGC stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW[9]): SLW stock is up 1.7% today and up 23.9% in the last month.

• Novagold Resources Inc (NG[10]): NG stock is up 1.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Wd-40 Company (WDFC[11]): WDFC stock is down 7.4% today.

• Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS[12]): KS stock is down 3.1% today.

• Sasol Ltd (SSL[13]): SSL stock is down 3.0% today.

• Albany International Corp (AIN[14]): AIN stock is down 2.1% today.

• Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY[15]): SNHY stock is down 3.2% today.

• Worthington Industries (WOR[16]): WOR stock is down 2.9% today.

• Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL[17]): AXLL stock is down 2.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD[18]): SSD stock is down 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Chemtura Corp (CHMT[19]): CHMT stock is down 2.9% today.

• Glatfelter (GLT[20]): GLT stock is down 2.3%, marking the fourth 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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