Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – AU GFI EGO AUY

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Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Monday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.4%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.1% and the S&P 500 declined 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 6.7% today.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 2.3% today and up 24.9% in the last month.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM): AEM stock is up 3.1% today.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 1.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Vedanta Ltd (VEDL): VEDL stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Bhp Billiton Ltd (BHP): BHP stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is down 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Albany International Corp (AIN): AIN stock is down 0.7% 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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