Basic materials stocks advanced 0.1% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is up 2.1% today.

• Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is up 1.8% today.

• Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is up 1.7% today.

• Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is up 1.6% today.

• Innophos Holdings (IPHS): IPHS stock is up 1.3% today.

• Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY): BERY stock is up 1.4% today.

• Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is up 1.1% today.

• Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is up 0.8% today.

• Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 0.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 3.4% today.

• Iamgold Corp (IAG): IAG stock is down 1.6% today and down 23.0% in the last month.

• Dover Corp (DOV): DOV stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 1.6% today.

• Mueller Water Products (MWA): MWA stock is down 1.4% today.

• Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is down 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is down 1.5% today.

• Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 1.3% today and down 22.3% in the last month.

• Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 1.5% today.

• Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is down 1.5%, 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.