Basic materials stocks advanced 0.2% on Wall Street so far on Tuesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq fell 0.1% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 7.7% today.
- Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 6.0% today.
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is up 4.4% today.
- Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is up 3.9% today.
- Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is up 2.9% today.
- Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is up 3.0% today.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 3.4% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 3.3% today.
- Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 2.8% today.
- Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 2.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 2.9% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is down 2.7% today.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is down 3.0% today.
- Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is down 2.2% today.
- AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS): AKS stock is down 2.4% today.
- Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is down 1.8% today.
- Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is down 1.5% today.
- United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is down 1.9% today.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is down 1.4% today.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is down 1.1% 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.
