Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – SLW NGD AEM NEM

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Basic materials stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq pushed 0.3% higher and the S&P 500 remained flat.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 3.1% today.
  • New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW): CW stock is up 1.9% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR): KWR stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Universal Forest Products (UFPI): UFPI stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU): KALU stock is up 0.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is down 3.0% today.
  • Polypore International Inc (PPO): PPO stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is down 2.0% today.
  • FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Albany International Corp (AIN): AIN stock is down 1.8% 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.


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