Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – EGO BVN CCK BLL

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Basic materials stocks finished up 0.3% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq pushed 0.1% higher and the S&P 500 was unchanged.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 5.4% today.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 4.7% today.
  • Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK): CCK stock is up 3.8% today.
  • Ball Corp (BLL): BLL stock is up 3.7% today and up 20.8% in the last month.
  • Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM): SWM stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is up 2.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is down 1.6% today.
  • Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Polypore International Inc (PPO): PPO stock is down 1.3% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Mrc Global Inc (MRC): MRC stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Nucor Corp (NUE): NUE stock is down 0.9% 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.


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