Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – UFPI MATW MWA WDFC

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Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 1.1% and the S&P 500 was down 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Universal Forest Products (UFPI): UFPI stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Matthews International Corp (MATW): MATW stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Mueller Water Products (MWA): MWA stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Wd-40 Company (WDFC): WDFC stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD): SSD stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Airgas Inc (ARG): ARG stock is up 0.6% today.
  • International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): IFF stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): GOLD stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 2.3% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO): SCCO stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Leucadia National Corp (LUK): LUK stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Cf Industries Holdings (CF): CF stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is down 2.1% today and down 23.0% in the last month.
  • Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc (POT): POT stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Mosaic Company (MOS): MOS stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (PKX): PKX stock is down 1.4% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 1.4%, marking the fourth 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.


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