Basic materials stocks declined on Wall Street today, down 0.2%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.9%, the Nasdaq was down 1.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.9%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is up 3.4% today.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 2.4% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 2.1% today.
- Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 1.9% today.
- Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP): BHP stock is up 1.3% today.
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): IFF stock is up 1.3% today.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is up 1.2% today.
- Agrium Inc (AGU): AGU stock is up 0.9% today.
- Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is up 0.7% today.
- Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL): PCL stock is up 0.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 3.7% today.
- United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is down 3.6% today and down 20.3% in the last month.
- Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is down 3.5% today.
- Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is down 3.4% today on 4 times normal volume.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is down 3.2% today.
- Crane Company (CR): CR stock is down 2.8% today.
- Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is down 2.5% today.
- Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is down 2.4% today.
- Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is down 2.2% today.
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is down 2.2% today and down 22.3% in the last month.
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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.
