Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – SID SHI GGB CF

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Basic materials stocks fell broadly on Wall Street so far on Tuesday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.9%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%, the Nasdaq declined 0.8% and the S&P 500 was down 0.8%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Cf Industries Holdings (CF): CF stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 0.5%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is down 5.7% today.
  • Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY): BERY stock is down 3.8% today.
  • Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 3.0% today.
  • FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is down 1.8%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 2.1% today.
  • New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is down 3.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Leucadia National Corp (LUK): LUK stock is down 2.3% today.

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And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.

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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