Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – GPRE LUK HUN MUSA

by Portfolio Grader | September 3, 2014 6:15 pm

Basic materials stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq fell 0.6% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE[1]): GPRE stock is up 2.4% today.

• Leucadia National Corp (LUK[2]): LUK stock is up 2.2% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Huntsman Corp (HUN[3]): HUN stock is up 2.1% today.

• Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA[4]): MUSA stock is up 1.9% today.

• Ternium S.A. (TX[5]): TX stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Methanex Corp (MEOH[6]): MEOH stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Packaging Corporation of America (PKG[7]): PKG stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX[8]): PKX stock is up 1.3% today.

• Ball Corp (BLL[9]): BLL stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• International Paper Company (IP[10]): IP stock is up 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Yamana Gold (AUY[11]): AUY stock is down 2.4% today.

• Polypore International Inc (PPO[12]): PPO stock is down 2.1% today.

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM[13]): AEM stock is down 1.5% today.

• H. B. Fuller Company (FUL[14]): FUL stock is down 1.4% today.

• Iamgold Corp (IAG[15]): IAG stock is down 1.0% today.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC[16]): KGC stock is down 1.0% today.

• Albany International Corp (AIN[17]): AIN stock is down 1.0% today.

• Mueller Water Products (MWA[18]): MWA stock is down 1.0% today.

• Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX[19]): MTX stock is down 0.8% today.

• Worthington Industries (WOR[20]): WOR stock is down 0.8% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

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[23].

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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