Basic materials stocks advanced 0.9% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, the Nasdaq was up 0.4% and the S&P 500 increased 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 3.8% today.
- Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is up 3.3% today.
- DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW stock is up 2.9% today.
- Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 2.5% today.
- Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is up 3.2% today.
- Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is up 2.7% today.
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 2.4% today.
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX): FCX stock is up 2.6% today.
- Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (LYB): LYB stock is up 2.3% today.
- Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 1.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 3.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is down 2.6% today.
- Precision Castparts Corp (PCP): PCP stock is down 2.7% today.
- Innophos Holdings (IPHS): IPHS stock is down 0.9% today.
- Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW): CW stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is down 0.7% today.
- Glatfelter (GLT): GLT stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Agrium Inc (AGU): AGU stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA): MUSA stock is down 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
