Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – MWA SMG EGO IAG

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Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Tuesday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.4%, the Nasdaq was down 0.5% and the S&P 500 declined 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Mueller Water Products (MWA): MWA stock is up 11.0% today.
  • Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG): SMG stock is up 4.5% today.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Iamgold Corp (IAG): IAG stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN): UAN stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 0.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is down 4.3% today.
  • International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): IFF stock is down 3.9% today.
  • Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is down 3.6% today.
  • Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Kaman Corp (KAMN): KAMN stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 1.9% 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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