Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – CLW GGB CCJ NP

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Basic materials stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 1.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.2% higher and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW): CLW stock is up 3.5% today.
  • Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Neenah Paper (NP): NP stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Albany International Corp (AIN): AIN stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Matthews International Corp (MATW): MATW stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Cytec Industries Inc (CYT): CYT stock is down 1.3% today.
  • FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • PPG Industries (PPG): PPG stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Cf Industries Holdings (CF): CF stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Praxair (PX): PX stock is down 1.1% 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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