Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – GGB BAK GPRE PKX
by Portfolio Grader | August 25, 2014 6:00 pm
Basic materials stocks finished up 0.4% on Wall Street on Monday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.4% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB[1]): GGB stock is up 1.4% today.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK[2]): BAK stock is up 1.2% today.
- Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[3]): GPRE stock is up 1.2% today.
- Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX[4]): PKX stock is up 1.1% today.
- Innospec Inc (IOSP[5]): IOSP stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Domtar Corp (UFS[6]): UFS stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- National Steel Corp (SID[7]): SID stock is up 0.9% today.
- W.R. Grace & Company (GRA[8]): GRA stock is up 0.8% today.
- PPG Industries (PPG[9]): PPG stock is up 0.8% today.
- Cameco Corp (CCJ[10]): CCJ stock is up 0.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM[11]): SIM stock is down 1.7% today.
- First Majestic Silver (AG[12]): AG stock is down 1.6% today.
- Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN[13]): UAN stock is down 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Dominion Diamond Corp (DDC[14]): DDC stock is down 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA[15]): ASA stock is down 1.3% today.
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX[16]): ABX stock is down 1.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Calgon Carbon Corp (CCC[17]): CCC stock is down 1.2% today.
- Innophos Holdings (IPHS[18]): IPHS stock is down 1.1% today.
- Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD[19]): SSD stock is down 1.1% today.
- Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY[20]): BERY stock is down 1.1% 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.
Endnotes:
- GGB: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/GGB-stock-quote
- BAK: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/BAK-stock-quote
- GPRE: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/GPRE-stock-quote
- PKX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PKX-stock-quote
- IOSP: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/IOSP-stock-quote
- UFS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/UFS-stock-quote
- SID: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SID-stock-quote
- GRA: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/GRA-stock-quote
- PPG: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PPG-stock-quote
- CCJ: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CCJ-stock-quote
- SIM: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SIM-stock-quote
- AG: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/AG-stock-quote
- UAN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/UAN-stock-quote
- DDC: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/DDC-stock-quote
- ASA: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ASA-stock-quote
- ABX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ABX-stock-quote
- CCC: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CCC-stock-quote
- IPHS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/IPHS-stock-quote
- SSD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SSD-stock-quote
- BERY: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/BERY-stock-quote
- best stocks to buy: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
- InvestorPlace.com: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
- here: https://investorplace.com/hot-topics/daily-market-movers
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