Basic materials stocks declined 0.8% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7%, the Nasdaq was down 0.5% and the S&P 500 fell 0.7%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is up 2.8% today.
- Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is up 0.7% today.
- Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is up 0.6% today.
- Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH): TNH stock is up 0.5% today.
- Sigma-Aldrich Corp (SIAL): SIAL stock is up 0.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is down 3.7% today.
- Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is down 3.5% today.
- Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is down 3.0% today.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 2.8% today.
- Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is down 2.8% today.
- Polypore International Inc (PPO): PPO stock is down 2.8% today.
- Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is down 2.7% today.
- Carlisle Companies Inc (CSL): CSL stock is down 2.6% today on 2 times normal volume.
- United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is down 2.6% today.
- H. B. Fuller Company (FUL): FUL stock is down 2.6% today.
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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.
