Biggest Movers in Basic Materials Stocks Now – SCCO CHMT TREX FMC

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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 was up 1.9%, the Nasdaq increased 2.8% and the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Southern Peru Copper Corp (SCCO): SCCO stock is up 3.9% today.
  • Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is up 2.9% today.
  • Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is up 2.7% today.
  • FMC Corp (FMC): FMC stock is up 2.6% today.
  • United States Steel Corp (X): X stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Watts Water Technologies (WTS): WTS stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Ternium S.A. (TX): TX stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW): SHW stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Air Products and Chemicals (APD): APD stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 2.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM): SWM stock is down 0.8% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA): MUSA stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Grupo Simec S.A. De C.V (SIM): SIM stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Domtar Corp (UFS): UFS stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Albemarle Corp (ALB): ALB stock is down 0.2% 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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