Basic materials stocks declined on Wall Street on Monday morning, down 0.2%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is up 2.9% today.
- United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 3.0% today.
- Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is up 3.3% today.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 2.6% today.
- Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is up 3.1% today.
- Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is up 2.5% today.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is up 2.4% today.
- Dominion Diamond Corp (DDC): DDC stock is up 2.4% today.
- Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 2.3% today.
- Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is up 1.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 3.2% today.
- Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is down 3.5% today.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 1.9% today.
- Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 2.4% today.
- Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is down 2.2% today.
- Greif Bros. Corp (GEF.B): GEF.B stock is down 2.1% today.
- FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is down 1.1% today.
- Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 2.2% today.
- Terra Nitrogen Company L.P. (TNH): TNH stock is down 1.3% 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.
