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Materials (GICS 151)
The Materials sector covers a wide range of industries, from Chemicals to Construction Materials to Containers and Packaging to Metals and Mining to Paper and Forest Products. This includes companies that produce industrial and basic chemicals, plastics, paints, fertilizers and pesticides, sand, lime, and concrete; plus companies that manufacture metal, glass and plastic containers; companies that produce aluminum and related products; companies that engage in mining or processing precious metals and minerals; steel and iron producers; manufacturers of timber and related wood products and manufacturers of all grades of paper.
Top 20 Companies in this sector
| Ticker | Company | Last Traded | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | 103.24 |
3.81% |
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| Silver Wheaton Corp. | 14.83 |
1.85% |
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| EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. | 44.20 |
0.61% |
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| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 54.12 |
0.48% |
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| BHP Billiton Ltd. | 71.86 |
0.43% |
|
| Alcoa, Inc. | 33.81 |
0.21% |
|
| Goldcorp Inc. | 45.60 |
0.13% |
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| Dow Chemical Co. | 33.95 |
0.09% |
|
| Barrick Gold Corp. | 47.30 |
-0.42% |
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| Rio Tinto plc | 401.50 |
-0.62% |
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| Pan American Silver Corp. | 33.14 |
-0.96% |
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| Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | 97.22 |
-1.20% |
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| Praxair Inc. | 91.04 |
-1.38% |
|
| Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. | 209.11 |
-1.93% |
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| Arcelor Mittal | 78.22 |
-2.19% |
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| Peabody Energy Corp. | 64.10 |
-2.42% |
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| Southern Copper Corp. | 30.07 |
-3.06% |
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| Monsanto Co. | 111.84 |
-3.23% |
|
| Harry Winston Diamond Corporation | 19.82 |
-3.32% |
|
| Tenaris SA | 60.48 |
-3.32% |
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April 11, 2008 12:37 PM
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