Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – WY CIR TCK HBM

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Basic materials stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street on Friday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq was down 1.1% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Weyerhaeuser Company (WY): WY stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Circor International (CIR): CIR stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 1.3% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Ball Corp (BLL): BLL stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Innophos Holdings (IPHS): IPHS stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO): SCCO stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Dover Corp (DOV): DOV stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 0.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is down 3.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • W.R. Grace & Company (GRA): GRA stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Huntsman Corp (HUN): HUN stock is down 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is down 2.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 2.7% today and down 26.2% in the last month.
  • Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is down 2.3% today and down 48.2% in the last month.
  • Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is down 2.5% 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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