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.

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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