Basic materials stocks rose 1.6% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.3%, the Nasdaq pushed 1.2% higher and the S&P 500 increased 1.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is up 5.9% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO): SCCO stock is up 5.5% today.
- Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is up 4.8% today.
- Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is up 4.1% today.
- Innophos Holdings (IPHS): IPHS stock is up 3.6% today.
- DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW stock is up 3.4% today.
- Olin Corp (OLN): OLN stock is up 3.4% today.
- Innospec Inc (IOSP): IOSP stock is up 3.4% today.
- Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX): MTX stock is up 3.3% today.
- Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is up 3.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V. (SIM): SIM stock is down 2.2% today.
- Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is down 2.1% today.
- Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 0.5% today.
- Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is down 0.5% today.
- Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is down 0.3% today.
- Silgan Holdings (SLGN): SLGN stock is down 0.2% today.
- Carlisle Companies Inc (CSL): CSL stock is down 0.2% today.
- Polypore International Inc (PPO): PPO stock is down 0.1% 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.
