Basic materials stocks advanced 0.2% on Wall Street on Monday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.6% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 0.8% and the S&P 500 increased 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is up 3.3% today.
- Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is up 3.2% today.
- Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. (SQM): SQM stock is up 3.4% today.
- Eastman Chemical Company (EMN): EMN stock is up 2.4% today.
- Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is up 1.4% today.
- Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is up 1.3% today.
- Arcelormittal (MT): MT stock is up 1.4% today.
- Ferro Corp (FOE): FOE stock is up 1.2% today.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is up 1.1% today.
- Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is down 5.4% today.
- Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 3.7% today.
- International Paper Company (IP): IP stock is down 2.9% today.
- Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is down 2.0% today.
- Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is down 2.0% today.
- Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is down 2.1% today.
- Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is down 1.8% today.
- New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 1.7% today.
- Meadwestvaco Corp (MWV): MWV stock is down 1.5% today.
- Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX 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.
