Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – AKS NG ACH GFI

Advertisement

Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 0.1% and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS): AKS stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Mueller Water Products (MWA): MWA stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 0.6% today.
  • United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is up 0.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Glatfelter (GLT): GLT stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

For more information on the best stocks to buy right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com.

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.

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.


Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2014/08/biggest-movers-in-basic-materials-stocks-now-aks-ng-ach-gfi-aks-ng-ach/.

©2024 InvestorPlace Media, LLC