Basic materials stocks fell on Wall Street so far on Thursday, down 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.3% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

• Methanex Corp (MEOH): MEOH stock is up 2.7% today.

• Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is up 1.5% today.

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 0.6% today.

• Trex Company (TREX): TREX stock is up 0.6% today.

• Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is up 0.8% today.

• Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is up 0.5% today.

• Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 0.6% today.

• Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 1.1% today.

• Copene-Petroquimica Do Nordeste (BAK): BAK stock is up 1.1% today.

• Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

• Greif Bros. Corp (GEF): GEF stock is down 7.4% today.

• Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is down 5.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is down 3.5% today.

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): CLF stock is down 1.6% today.

• Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI): IPI stock is down 1.9% today.

• A. Schulman (SHLM): SHLM stock is down 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Alcoa Inc (AA): AA stock is down 1.6% today.

• Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): KRO stock is down 1.9% today.

• Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): ATI stock is down 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (ACH): ACH stock is down 1.8%, 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.