Basic materials stocks remained flat so far on Friday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.4% higher and the S&P 500 climbed 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 5.3% today.
- Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 4.6% today.
- Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 4.4% today.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 4.7% today.
- Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is up 4.8% today.
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is up 4.2% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 4.0% today.
- Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is up 3.9% today.
- Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is up 4.3% today.
- Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is up 3.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Airgas Inc (ARG): ARG stock is down 4.1% today.
- Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is down 2.0% today.
- Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is down 1.4% today.
- Actuant Corp (ATU): ATU stock is down 1.1% today.
- Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 0.7% today.
- Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is down 0.9% today.
- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is down 0.7% today.
- Praxair (PX): PX stock is down 0.4% today.
- FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is down 0.2% today.
- Air Products and Chemicals (APD): APD stock is down 0.4% 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.
