Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – AKS KS WLK NUE

by Portfolio Grader | August 18, 2014 1:15 pm

Basic materials stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street on Monday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.5% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 increased 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

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.

Endnotes:

  1. AKS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/AKS-stock-quote
  2. KS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/KS-stock-quote
  3. WLK: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/WLK-stock-quote
  4. NUE: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NUE-stock-quote
  5. KRO: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/KRO-stock-quote
  6. ROLL: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ROLL-stock-quote
  7. NEU: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NEU-stock-quote
  8. MT: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/MT-stock-quote
  9. TX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/TX-stock-quote
  10. ALB: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ALB-stock-quote
  11. HMY: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/HMY-stock-quote
  12. IAG: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/IAG-stock-quote
  13. AUQ: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/AUQ-stock-quote
  14. NG: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NG-stock-quote
  15. BVN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/BVN-stock-quote
  16. NEM: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NEM-stock-quote
  17. ABX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ABX-stock-quote
  18. AU: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/AU-stock-quote
  19. RGLD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/RGLD-stock-quote
  20. CLF: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CLF-stock-quote
  21. best stocks to buy: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
  22. InvestorPlace.com: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
  23. here: https://investorplace.com/hot-topics/daily-market-movers

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