Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – SHI VHI AEM SLW

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Basic materials stocks finished flat on Thursday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq fell 0.1% and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 4.2% today on 4 times normal volume.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is up 2.9% today.
  • Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 1.3% today.
  • Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK): CCK stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Agrium Inc (AGU): AGU stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY): HMY stock is up 0.7% today.
  • FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Olin Corp (OLN): OLN stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • A. Schulman (SHLM): SHLM stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY): SNHY stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 1.3% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU): KALU stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Innospec Inc (IOSP): IOSP stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Albany International Corp (AIN): AIN stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW): CW stock is down 1.0% 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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