Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – SMG SLGN HUN STLD

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Basic materials stocks declined 0.2% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq declined 0.2% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG): SMG stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Silgan Holdings (SLGN): SLGN stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Huntsman Corp (HUN): HUN stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is up 1.3% today.
  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Universal Forest Products (UFPI): UFPI stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Syngenta Ag (SYT): SYT stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company (RS): RS stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 15.7% today.
  • Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is down 4.9% today.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 3.2% today.
  • Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP): BHP stock is down 4.4% today.
  • Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 3.4% today and down 21.1% in the last month.
  • Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 3.0% today.
  • Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 1.9% 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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