Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – GEF CBT OI BERY

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Basic materials stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed consistent, the Nasdaq was up 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Greif Bros. Corp (GEF): GEF stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Cabot Corp (CBT): CBT stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Berry Plastics Group Inc (BERY): BERY stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Globe Specialty Metals Inc (GSM): GSM stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Silgan Holdings (SLGN): SLGN stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Ball Corp (BLL): BLL stock is up 1.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is down 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Eastman Chemical Company (EMN): EMN stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Celanese Corp (CE): CE stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX): MTX stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is down 0.8% 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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