Basic materials stocks rose 0.9% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.3% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.2% and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is up 4.8% today.

• Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is up 3.2% today.

• Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is up 4.0% today.

• Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is up 3.3% today.

• Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 3.2% today.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is up 3.7% today and up 38.5% in the last month.

• Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is up 3.3% today.

• Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 2.6% today.

• Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 3.3% today.

• Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE): GPRE stock is up 3.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 3.2% today.

• Syngenta Ag (SYT): SYT stock is down 1.2% today.

• Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 0.3% today.

• Wd-40 Company (WDFC): WDFC stock is down 0.5% today.

• Matthews International Corp (MATW): MATW stock is down 0.3% today.

• Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL): PCL stock is down 0.3% today.

• RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 0.2% today.

• Polyone Corp (POL): POL stock is down 0.3% 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.