Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – HUN FOE SHI GPRE

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Basic materials stocks fell on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, down 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Huntsman Corp (HUN): HUN stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE): GPRE stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD): SSD stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Albemarle Corp (ALB): ALB stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Mueller Water Products (MWA): MWA stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Rockwood Holdings (ROC): ROC stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW): CW stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 12.8% today and down 25.1% in the last month.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is down 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is down 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Monsanto Company (MON): MON stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS): AKS stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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.

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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