Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – FBR CLW AXLL NP

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Basic materials stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq was up 0.4% and the S&P 500 was steady.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Fibria Celulose S.A. (FBR): FBR stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW): CLW stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Neenah Paper (NP): NP stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Albemarle Corp (ALB): ALB stock is up 1.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS): KS stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Huntsman Corp (HUN): HUN stock is up 1.2% today.
  • National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 1.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is down 4.2% today.
  • Cameco Corp (CCJ): CCJ stock is down 3.9% today.
  • Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is down 3.8% today.
  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL): PCL stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (HMY): HMY stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Chemtura Corp (CHMT): CHMT stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): ABX stock is down 1.9% 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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