Basic materials stocks advanced 0.6% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq was up 0.6% and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 3.1% today.

• AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS): AKS stock is up 2.7% today.

• Syngenta Ag (SYT): SYT stock is up 2.0% today.

• DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE): GPRE stock is up 1.9% today.

• Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 1.2% today.

• Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is up 1.2% today.

• Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 1.2% today.

• Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 1.0% today.

• Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is down 1.9% today.

• Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 1.6% today.

• Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 1.3% today.

• Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK): CCK stock is down 1.1% today.

• Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 0.7% today.

• Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 1.1% today.

• Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is down 0.9% today.

• Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 0.9% today.

• Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is down 0.7% today.

• Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is down 0.6% 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.