Basic materials stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.3%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is up 3.1% today.
- Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 2.6% today.
- Agrium Inc (AGU): AGU stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Olin Corp (OLN): OLN stock is up 1.7% today.
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 1.6% today.
- Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is up 1.4% today.
- Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is up 1.4% today.
- Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is up 1.3% today.
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is up 1.3% today.
- Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is down 1.9% today.
- Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is down 1.8% today.
- Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is down 1.6% today.
- Sun Hydraulics Corp (SNHY): SNHY stock is down 1.6% today.
- Sealed Air Corp (SEE): SEE stock is down 1.6% today.
- Cf Industries Holdings (CF): CF stock is down 1.5% today.
- Newmarket Corp (NEU): NEU stock is down 1.4% today.
- Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is down 1.3% today.
- Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is down 1.2% today.
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company (RS): RS stock is down 1.2% 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.
