Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – CENX UAN GGB BAK

by Portfolio Grader | August 27, 2014 6:30 pm

Basic materials stocks finished flat on Wednesday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Century Aluminum Company (CENX[1]): CENX stock is up 2.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cvr Partners LP Common Units R (UAN[2]): UAN stock is up 1.5% today.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB[3]): GGB stock is up 1.5% today.

• Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK[4]): BAK stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN[5]): BVN stock is up 1.2% today.

• DOW Chemical Company (DOW[6]): DOW stock is up 1.0% today.

• Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL[7]): AXLL stock is up 0.9% today.

• Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB[8]): LYB stock is up 0.9% today.

• Mosaic Company (MOS[9]): MOS stock is up 0.9% today.

• Polypore International Inc (PPO[10]): PPO stock is up 0.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Horsehead Holding (ZINC[11]): ZINC stock is down 1.9% today.

• Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY[12]): SNHY stock is down 1.2% today.

• Actuant Corp (ATU[13]): ATU stock is down 1.1% today.

• Monsanto Company (MON[14]): MON stock is down 1.0% today.

• Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG[15]): SMG stock is down 0.9% today.

• Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM[16]): SIM stock is down 0.8% today.

• Cytec Industries Inc (CYT[17]): CYT stock is down 0.8% today.

• Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW[18]): SLW stock is down 0.7% today.

• Mrc Global Inc (MRC[19]): MRC stock is down 0.7% today.

• Barrick Gold Corp (ABX[20]): ABX stock is down 0.7% 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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