Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – GFI AU NGD ABX

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Basic materials stocks fell 0.7% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9%, the Nasdaq was down 0.9% and the S&P 500 declined 0.9%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 8.5% today and up 31.3% in the last month.
  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 6.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is up 6.8% today.
  • Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 6.2% today and up 23.4% in the last month.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 5.2% today and up 21.1% in the last month.
  • Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM): AEM stock is up 4.7% today and up 30.3% in the last month.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is up 4.0% today.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 3.7% today.
  • Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is up 3.7% today.
  • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc (FCX): FCX stock is up 3.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Sinopec Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd (SHI): SHI stock is down 5.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Vedanta Ltd (VEDL): VEDL stock is down 3.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is down 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 2.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW): SHW stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Stepan Company (SCL): SCL stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Actuant Corp (ATU): ATU stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Enpro Industries (NPO): NPO stock is down 1.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is down 1.4%, 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.


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