Basic materials stocks advanced 0.2% on Wall Street on Monday morning.
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:
- Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 8.6% today.
- Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is up 4.0% today.
- Leucadia National Corp (LUK): LUK stock is up 2.6% today.
- Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is up 2.3% today.
- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is up 2.9% today and up 39.3% in the last month.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is up 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 1.5% today.
- AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS): AKS stock is up 1.7% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 1.3% today.
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 1.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 4.1% today.
- Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 4.7% today.
- Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is down 3.7% today and down 27.6% in the last month.
- Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is down 3.6% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is down 3.4% today.
- Pan American Silver (PAAS): PAAS stock is down 3.5% today.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 3.3% today.
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 3.3% today.
- Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is down 3.0% today.
- Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is down 2.9% 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.
