Basic materials stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street so far on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.5% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is up 2.4% today.
- Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is up 2.1% today.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 1.9% today.
- Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP): BHP stock is up 1.8% today.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 1.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- H. B. Fuller Company (FUL): FUL stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is up 1.2% today.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is up 1.3% today.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is up 1.2% today.
- FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is up 1.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY): HMY stock is down 3.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is down 3.4% today.
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 2.7% today.
- Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is down 2.6% today.
- Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 2.3% today.
- First Majestic Silver (AG): AG stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 1.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is down 1.9% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Aurico Gold Inc (AUQ): AUQ stock is down 1.8% 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.
