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June 26, 2023Against the current: Markets slid, yet Westlake Chemical Corporation, Celanese Corp, Huntsman Corporation went up and made this list of Friday's top basic_materials stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as S&P 500 shed 0.77% and closed at 4,348.33. Nasdaq slipped 1% and closed at 13,500.
Despite markets falling Friday, some basic_materials stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.
+2.17%: pre-market trading leads Celanese to drop to $108.37 (a 1% change) after ending Friday at $109.46
The Texan materials company went up to $109.46, gaining 2.17%. Celanese's market cap is currently $11.91 billion with an average daily volume of 1.72 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the S&P by 4.77%.
Westlake Chemical | Up 2.26% to $112.8 Friday
The petrochemical company has fallen back around 11.74% from the significant high of $125 set 4 months ago. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 8.52%. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $14.40 billion with an average daily trading volume of 565,335 shares. $3.36 billion was Westlake Chemical's last reported revenue with $3.05 being the current EPS.
Huntsman Corporation | Closed +1.44% at $25.4
After closing at $25.04 on Thursday, Huntsman Corporation rallied as high as $25.43 but ended the day at $25.4.
