Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – BAK TREX SWC FOE

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Basic materials stocks rose 0.7% on Wall Street on Wednesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.9% higher, the Nasdaq increased 1.6% and the S&P 500 rose 0.9%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Sealed Air Corp (SEE): SEE stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR): KWR stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE): GPRE stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Mrc Global Inc (MRC): MRC stock is up 1.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 0.4% today.
  • RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Cabot Corp (CBT): CBT stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 0.2% 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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