Basic materials stocks declined on Wall Street today, down 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq climbed 0.1% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 2.7% today.
- Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is up 1.5% today.
- Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is up 1.5% today.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 1.4% today.
- Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is up 1.4% today.
- Celanese Corp (CE): CE stock is up 1.4% today.
- Agrium Inc (AGU): AGU stock is up 1.3% today.
- Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is up 1.3% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is up 1.2% today.
- Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY): SNHY stock is up 1.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is down 2.9% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is down 2.8% today.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is down 2.7% today.
- Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is down 2.6% today.
- Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is down 2.1% today.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 1.9% today.
- Bhp Billiton Limited (BHP): BHP stock is down 1.8% today.
- Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is down 1.8% today.
- Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 1.8% today.
- Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is down 1.7% 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.
