More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%, the Nasdaq was up 0.6% and the S&P 500 climbed 1.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 10.2% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 6.4% today.
- United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 5.2% today.
- Dover Corp (DOV): DOV stock is up 5.7% today.
- Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is up 4.5% today.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is up 5.5% today.
- Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is up 4.5% today.
- Dominion Diamond Corp (DDC): DDC stock is up 3.1% today.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is up 5.4% today.
- Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA): MUSA stock is up 2.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 2.2%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is down 1.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 0.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH): TNH stock is down 1.9% today and down 22.5% in the last month.
- Olin Corp (OLN): OLN stock is down 0.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 0.8% today.
- Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 0.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
