Basic materials stocks advanced 0.5% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is up 4.7% today.

• Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is up 2.6% today.

• Huntsman Corp (HUN): HUN stock is up 1.9% today.

• Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA): MUSA stock is up 1.4% today.

• Sealed Air Corp (SEE): SEE stock is up 1.3% today.

• Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW stock is up 1.9%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ashland Inc (ASH): ASH stock is up 1.2%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is up 1.3% today.

• Cabot Corp (CBT): CBT stock is up 1.1%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is down 3.3% today.

• Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 3.1% today and down 25.4% in the last month.

• Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 2.2% today.

• Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 2.8% today.

• Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is down 2.5% today.

• Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is down 2.1% today.

• Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 2.4% today.

• Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 2.5% today.

• Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is down 1.9% today.

• Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG 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.