Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – NG AEM BVN EGO

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Basic materials stocks finished down 2.2% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.1%, the Nasdaq was down 1.0% and the S&P 500 declined 1.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Novagold Resources Inc (NG): NG stock is up 10.4% today.
  • Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM): AEM stock is up 6.7% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 6.2% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO): EGO stock is up 4.4% today.
  • Royal Gold (RGLD): RGLD stock is up 4.1% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW): SLW stock is up 4.1% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 3.9% today.
  • Goldcorp Inc (GG): GG stock is up 3.9% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 3.5% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • New Gold Inc (NGD): NGD stock is up 2.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Georgia Gulf Corp (AXLL): AXLL stock is down 4.3% today.
  • Worthington Industries (WOR): WOR stock is down 3.8% today.
  • DOW Chemical Company (DOW): DOW stock is down 3.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Steel Dynamics (STLD): STLD stock is down 3.6% today.
  • Enpro Industries (NPO): NPO stock is down 3.3% today.
  • Celanese Corp (CE): CE stock is down 3.3% today.
  • Olin Corp (OLN): OLN stock is down 3.2% today.
  • Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK): WLK stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Owens-Illinois (OI): OI stock is down 3.1% 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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