More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 1.1% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.9% and the S&P 500 increased 1.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:
- National Steel Corp (SID): SID stock is up 14.0% today.
- Teck Resources Ltd (TCK): TCK stock is up 9.1% today.
- Gerdau S.A. (GGB): GGB stock is up 7.9% today.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM): HBM stock is up 10.1% today.
- Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 5.3% today.
- Mrc Global Inc (MRC): MRC stock is up 4.8% today.
- Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is up 6.4% today.
- Century Aluminum Company (CENX): CENX stock is up 5.2% today.
- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is up 4.2% today.
- Gold Fields Ltd (GFI): GFI stock is up 4.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:
- A. Schulman (SHLM): SHLM stock is down 2.0% today.
- RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL): ROLL stock is down 1.3% today.
- Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh (MUSA): MUSA stock is down 1.3% today.
- Mueller Industries (MLI): MLI stock is down 1.3% today.
- Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 1.8% today.
- Greif Bros. Corp (GEF): GEF stock is down 0.5% today.
- Syngenta Ag (SYT): SYT 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.
