Basic materials stocks rose 0.8% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq fell 0.4% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is up 3.0% today.
- Cf Industries Holdings (CF): CF stock is up 3.0% today.
- Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is up 3.0% today.
- Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM): SWM stock is up 2.9% today.
- Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is up 2.9% today.
- FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is up 2.5% today.
- Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is up 2.5% today.
- Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS): CRS stock is up 2.3% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 2.2% today.
- A. Schulman (SHLM): SHLM stock is up 2.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 2.9% today.
- Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 2.7% today.
- Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 2.1% today.
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 1.5% today and down 21.3% in the last month.
- Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 1.4% today.
- Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is down 1.2% today.
- Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 1.1% today.
- Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is down 0.7% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is down 0.6% today.
- Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 0.6% 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.
