Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – AUQ MTX EGO ABX

by Portfolio Grader | August 8, 2014 12:45 pm

Basic materials stocks remained flat so far on Friday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 remained flat.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Aurico Gold Inc (AUQ[1]): AUQ stock is up 3.8% today.

• Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX[2]): MTX stock is up 2.1% today.

• Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO[3]): EGO stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Barrick Gold Corp (ABX[4]): ABX stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ashland Inc (ASH[5]): ASH stock is up 1.1% today.

• New Gold Inc (NGD[6]): NGD stock is up 1.2% today.

• Kaman Corp (KAMN[7]): KAMN stock is up 0.8% today.

• Sasol Ltd (SSL[8]): SSL stock is up 1.1% today.

• Royal Gold (RGLD[9]): RGLD stock is up 1.1%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM[10]): AEM stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Calgon Carbon Corp (CCC[11]): CCC stock is down 4.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Alcoa Inc (AA[12]): AA stock is down 1.7% today.

• Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK[13]): BAK stock is down 1.6% today.

• Agrium Inc (AGU[14]): AGU stock is down 1.3% today.

• Compass Minerals Intl Inc (CMP[15]): CMP stock is down 1.0% today.

• Mosaic Company (MOS[16]): MOS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Ball Corp (BLL[17]): BLL stock is down 1.0% today.

• Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW[18]): CLW stock is down 0.9% today.

• Polypore International Inc (PPO[19]): PPO stock is down 0.9% today.

• Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc (POT[20]): POT stock is down 0.9% 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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