Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – NG PCL SWC VEDL

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Basic materials stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 1.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.8% higher, the Nasdaq was up 0.6% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.8% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 6.6% today.
  • Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL): PCL stock is up 6.0% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is up 5.6% today.
  • Vedanta Ltd (VEDL): VEDL stock is up 5.4% today and up 21.0% in the last month.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is up 5.3% today.
  • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc (FCX): FCX stock is up 5.0% today and up 36.6% in the last month.
  • National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 4.9% today and up 38.7% in the last month.
  • Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 4.8% today and up 20.2% in the last month.
  • Bhp Billiton Plc (BBL): BBL stock is up 4.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is up 4.4% today.

Only one stock in the basic materials sectors showed losses:

  • FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.

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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