Basic materials stocks declined 1.7% on Wall Street so far on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.3% and the S&P 500 declined 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY): BERY stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW): SHW stock is up 1.9% today.
- Ball Corp (BLL): BLL stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- H. B. Fuller Company (FUL): FUL stock is up 1.3% today.
- Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA): MUSA stock is up 0.9% today.
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): IFF stock is up 1.0% today.
- International Paper Company (IP): IP stock is up 1.0% today.
- Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT): SXT stock is up 0.6% today.
- Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is up 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Weyerhaeuser Company (WY): WY stock is up 0.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is down 10.7% today.
- Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 9.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE): GPRE stock is down 9.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 9.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is down 8.9% today.
- Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is down 7.6% today.
- Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 7.6% today.
- Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 7.2% today.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 7.4% today.
- Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is down 6.7% 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.
