Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – PAAS RGLD CCJ ABX

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Basic materials stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.2%, the Nasdaq rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 was up 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is up 3.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is up 3.1% today.
  • Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE): GPRE stock is up 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is up 2.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Cytec Industries Inc (CYT): CYT stock is down 1.2% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is down 0.8% today and down 25.6% in the last month.
  • Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY): SNHY stock is down 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is down 0.2% today.
  • Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is down 0.2% today.
  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 0.1% today.
  • Aptargroup (ATR): ATR stock is down 0.1% today.

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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.

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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