Basic materials stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed consistent, the Nasdaq increased 0.5% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Matthews International Corp (MATW): MATW stock is up 1.4% today.

• Agrium Inc (AGU): AGU stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is up 1.1% today.

• Mosaic Company (MOS): MOS stock is up 1.1% today.

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mueller Industries (MLI): MLI stock is up 0.9% today.

• Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc (POT): POT stock is up 0.8% today.

• Sealed Air Corp (SEE): SEE stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Albemarle Corp (ALB): ALB stock is up 0.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 1.3% today.

• Dominion Diamond Corp (DDC): DDC stock is down 1.3% today.

• Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is down 1.3% today.

• United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is down 1.2% today.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 1.2% today.

• Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 1.2% today.

• Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS): CRS stock is down 1.1% today.

• Kaman Corp (KAMN): KAMN stock is down 1.1% today.

• International Paper Company (IP): IP stock is down 1.1% today.

• Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is down 1.0% 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.