Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – GFI EGO SWM CRS

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Basic materials stocks finished down 0.1% on Wall Street on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 2.3% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM): SWM stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS): CRS stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR): KWR stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is up 1.4% today and up 28.6% in the last month.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B): GEF.B stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Eastman Chemical Company (EMN): EMN stock is down 1.5% today on 5 times normal volume.
  • Praxair (PX): PX stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc (POT): POT stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Airgas Inc (ARG): ARG stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Stepan Company (SCL): SCL stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG): SMG stock is down 0.6%, 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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