Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – AU CLW FOE BVN

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Basic materials stocks finished up 0.7% on Wall Street on Wednesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 was steady.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW): CLW stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Greif Bros. Corp (GEF): GEF stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK): CCK stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is up 1.9% today and up 26.6% in the last month.
  • Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is up 1.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Innophos Holdings (IPHS): IPHS stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS): CRS stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is down 0.6% today.
  • A. Schulman (SHLM): SHLM stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is down 0.5% today.
  • RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Enpro Industries (NPO): NPO stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is down 0.4% 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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