More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.4%, the Nasdaq was up 1.3% and the S&P 500 climbed 1.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is up 7.1% today.
- AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS): AKS stock is up 8.1% today.
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is up 4.7% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 4.5% today.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is up 2.2% today.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 3.0% today.
- Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is up 3.7% today.
- Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 3.0% today.
- Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 4.2% today.
- Circor International (CIR): CIR stock is up 4.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is down 11.4% today.
- Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is down 3.5% today.
- Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is down 2.4% today.
- Actuant Corp (ATU): ATU stock is down 1.2% today.
- Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is down 3.1% today.
- Dominion Diamond Corp (DDC): DDC stock is down 1.2% today.
- Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc (POT): POT stock is down 0.6% today.
- Enpro Industries (NPO): NPO stock is down 0.9% today.
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company (RS): RS stock is down 0.7% 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.
