Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – TREX SHI GPRE STLD

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Basic materials stocks rose 0.1% on Wall Street so far on Monday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq increased 0.4% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is up 10.3% today.
  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 3.7% today.
  • Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE): GPRE stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH): TNH stock is up 1.8% today.
  • United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 1.7% today and up 23.9% in the last month.
  • Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is up 1.4% today and up 21.6% in the last month.
  • National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Circor International (CIR): CIR stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Iamgold Corp (IAG): IAG stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL): PCL stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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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