Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – GG MWV UFS RGLD

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Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 1.0%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq fell 0.4% and the S&P 500 was down 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD): SSD stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Matthews International Corp (MATW): MATW stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Universal Forest Products (UFPI): UFPI stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR): KWR stock is up 0.2% today.
  • Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is up 0.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is down 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Olin Corp (OLN): OLN stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX): MTX stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Mosaic Company (MOS): MOS stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 1.8% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Valspar Corp (VAL): VAL stock is down 1.7% 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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