Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – TCK GGB UFS PKG

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Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.3% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 3.0% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Nucor Corp (NUE): NUE stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Leucadia National Corp (LUK): LUK stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK): CCK stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is up 0.7% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is down 4.3% today.
  • Dominion Diamond Corp (DDC): DDC stock is down 3.9% today.
  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is down 3.6% today.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 3.4% today.
  • Vedanta Limited (VEDL): VEDL stock is down 3.3% to a new 52-week low of $9.88.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Agrium Inc (AGU): AGU stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Olin Corp (OLN): OLN stock is down 2.3% today on 3 times normal volume.

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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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