Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.9%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.9%, the Nasdaq fell 1.3% and the S&P 500 was down 0.9%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 3.5% today.
- Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is up 3.5% today.
- Cf Industries Holdings (CF): CF stock is up 2.1% today.
- AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS): AKS stock is up 2.0% today.
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is up 1.7% today.
- Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is up 1.6% today.
- Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH): TNH stock is up 1.5% today.
- Mosaic Company (MOS): MOS stock is up 1.3% today.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is up 1.2% today.
- Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is up 1.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 6.0% today.
- Albany International Corp (AIN): AIN stock is down 4.4% today.
- Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX): MTX stock is down 3.4% today.
- United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is down 3.0% today.
- Enpro Industries (NPO): NPO stock is down 2.6% today.
- Glatfelter (GLT): GLT stock is down 2.7% today.
- Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR): KWR stock is down 2.8% today.
- Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is down 2.7% today.
- Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is down 2.5% today.
- Greif Bros. Corp (GEF): GEF stock is down 2.4% 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.
