Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – SWC TNH MWA VHI

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Basic materials stocks finished up 0.7% on Wall Street on Monday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.6% higher, the Nasdaq was up 0.9% and the S&P 500 increased 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH): TNH stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Mueller Water Products (MWA): MWA stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX): MTX stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Celanese Corp (CE): CE stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Neenah Paper (NP): NP stock is up 1.9% today.
  • FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Praxair (PX): PX stock is up 1.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 4.6% today.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 2.8% today.
  • National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is down 2.0% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS): CRS stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM 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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