Basic materials stocks declined on Wall Street on Tuesday, down 1.0%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq was down 0.3% and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is up 1.2% today.
- Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM): SWM stock is up 1.1% today.
- Albany International Corp (AIN): AIN stock is up 1.0% today.
- Wd-40 Company (WDFC): WDFC stock is up 1.0% today.
- Aptargroup (ATR): ATR stock is up 0.9% today.
- Ball Corp (BLL): BLL stock is up 0.9% today.
- Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is up 0.8% today.
- Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is up 0.8% today.
- Olin Corp (OLN): OLN stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 4.3% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is down 4.1% today.
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 3.9% today.
- Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is down 3.9% today.
- Kaman Corp (KAMN): KAMN stock is down 3.8% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 3.7% today.
- Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is down 3.4% today.
- Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is down 3.4% today.
- DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW stock is down 3.2% today.
- Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is down 3.1%, 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.
