Basic materials stocks finished down 0.5% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7%, the Nasdaq fell 1.0% and the S&P 500 declined 0.7%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is up 1.6% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is up 0.9% today.
- Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD): SSD stock is up 0.8% today.
- Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B): GEF.B stock is up 0.8% today.
- Actuant Corp (ATU): ATU stock is up 0.8% today.
- Cabot Corp (CBT): CBT stock is up 0.8% today.
- DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW stock is up 0.2% today.
- Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is up 0.2% today.
- Carlisle Companies Inc (CSL): CSL stock is up 0.2% today.
- Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is up 0.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 7.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 5.8% today.
- Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is down 5.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 4.0% today.
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is down 3.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 3.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- A. Schulman (SHLM): SHLM stock is down 2.7% 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.
