Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – NG AU CHMT AEM

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Basic materials stocks rose 0.7% on Wall Street on Monday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.6% and the S&P 500 was up 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 7.0% today.
  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 6.6% today.
  • Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is up 5.6% today.
  • Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 4.8% today.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 3.7% today.
  • Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is up 5.2% today.
  • Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 4.3% today.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 4.0% today.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 5.2% today.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 3.7% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company (RS): RS stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD): SSD stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK): GPK stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Valspar Corp (VAL): VAL stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is down 0.4% today.
  • International Paper Company (IP): IP stock is down 0.6% 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.


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