Basic materials stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.5%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%, the Nasdaq was up 0.8% and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Albany International Corp (AIN): AIN stock is up 1.4% today.
- Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX): MTX stock is up 1.3% today.
- RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is up 1.2% today.
- Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW): CW stock is up 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Glatfelter (GLT): GLT stock is up 0.9% today.
- Cytec Industries Inc (CYT): CYT stock is up 0.9% today.
- Mrc Global Inc (MRC): MRC stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is up 0.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 2.1% today.
- Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is down 2.1% today.
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is down 1.6% today.
- Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is down 1.5% today.
- Compass Minerals Intl Inc (CMP): CMP stock is down 1.4% today.
- Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 1.3% today.
- Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is down 1.2% today.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is down 1.1% today.
- Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B): GEF.B stock is down 1.1% today on 5 times normal volume.
- DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW 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.
