Basic materials stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.2% higher and the S&P 500 fell 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is up 2.3%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Matthews International Corp (MATW): MATW stock is up 1.1% today.

• Compass Minerals Intl Inc (CMP): CMP stock is up 1.0% today.

• Wd-40 Company (WDFC): WDFC stock is up 0.7% today.

• Mueller Industries (MLI): MLI stock is up 0.6% today.

• Stepan Company (SCL): SCL stock is up 0.5% today.

• Albany International Corp (AIN): AIN stock is up 0.5% today.

• Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR): KWR stock is up 0.5% today.

• Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is up 0.5% today.

• Monsanto Company (MON): MON stock is up 0.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is down 3.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 3.1% today.

• Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is down 2.8% today.

• Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is down 2.5% today.

• Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 2.4% today.

• Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO): SCCO stock is down 2.4% today.

• Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 2.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS): CRS stock is down 2.2% today.

• Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is down 2.2% today.

• Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is down 2.1% 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.