Basic materials stocks declined 0.3% on Wall Street on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 remained flat.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is up 1.4% today.
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 1.4% today.
- Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH): TNH stock is up 1.2% today.
- Glatfelter (GLT): GLT stock is up 1.2% today.
- Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA): MUSA stock is up 1.1% today.
- Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is up 1.1% today.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 1.1% today.
- Polyone Corp (POL): POL stock is up 1.0% today.
- Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is up 1.0% today.
- Calgon Carbon Corp (CCC): CCC stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK): CCK stock is down 0.6% today.
- Mosaic Company (MOS): MOS stock is down 0.6% today.
- Albemarle Corp (ALB): ALB stock is down 0.6% today.
- Huntsman Corp (HUN): HUN stock is down 0.6% today.
- E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company (DD): DD stock is down 0.5% today.
- Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is down 0.5% today.
- Nucor Corp (NUE): NUE stock is down 0.4% today.
- Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is down 0.4% today.
- Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is down 0.4% today.
- Ashland Inc (ASH): ASH stock is down 0.4% 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.
