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Basic Materials Industry Financial Factors
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Basic Materials industry | US.BASICMATERIALS | 574.74 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.59 | 47.86 | 1.13 | 1.42 | -0.97 | 3.13 |
| Europe Basic Materials industry | EU.BASICMATERIALS | 1969.25 | 1 | -0.75 | -0.71 | 52.58 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.13 |
| US Basic Materials Credit Spreads | US.BASICMATERIALS.CR | 111.24 | -1 | -1 | -2.23 | 34.27 | 0 | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.3 |
| Europe Basic Materials Credit Spreads | EU.BASICMATERIALS.CR | 104.31 | -1 | -1 | -2.13 | 23.93 | -0 | -0.03 | -0.06 | -0.24 |
Basic Materials Industry Overview
The Basic Materials industry includes the economic sectors of Chemicals, Forestry & Paper, Industrial Metals & Mining and Mining. The Chemicals sector includes the subsectors of Commodity Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals. The Commodity Chemicals subsector includes companies engaged in the production and distribution of simple chemical products that are primarily used to formulate more complex chemicals or products, including plastics and rubber in their raw form, fiberglass and synthetic fibers. The Specialty Chemicals subsector includes companies engaged in the production and distribution of finished chemicals for industries or end users, including dyes, cellular polymers, coatings, special plastics and other chemicals for specialized applications. Includes makers of colorings, flavors and fragrances, fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals used to make drugs, paint in its pigment form and glass in its unfinished form. Excludes producers of paint and glass products used for construction, which are classified under Building Materials & Fixtures. The Forestry & Paper sector includes the subsectors of Forestry and Paper. The Forestry subsector includes companies engaged in owning and operation of timber tracts, forest tree nurseries and sawmills. Excludes providers of finished wood products such as wooden beams, which are classified under Building Materials & Fixtures. The Paper subsector includes companies engaged in production, conversion, trade and distribution of all grades of paper. The Industrial Metals & Mining sector includes the subsectors of Aluminum, NonFerrous Metals, Iron & Steel. The Aluminum subsector includes companies engaged in mine or process bauxite or manufacture and distribute aluminum bars, rods and other products for use by other industries. The NonFerrous Metals subsector includes companies engaged in production and trade of metals and primary metal products other than iron, aluminum and steel. The Iron & Steel subsector includes companies engaged in the manufacturing and stockholding of primary iron and steel products such as pipes, wires, sheets and bars, encompassing all processes from smelting in blast furnaces to rolling mills and foundries. The Mining sector includes the subsectors of Coal, Diamonds, General mining, Gold mining, Platinum & Precious metals. Each subsector includes companies engaged in the Companies engaged in the exploration for or mining of each mining product.The Basic Materials industry includes the economic sectors of Chemicals, Forestry & Paper, Industrial Metals & Mining and Mining.The Chemicals sector includes the subsectors of Commodity Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals. The Commodity Chemicals subsector includes companies engaged in the production and distribution of simple chemical products that are primarily used to formulate more complex chemicals or products, including plastics and rubber in their raw form, fiberglass and synthetic fibers. The Specialty Chemicals subsector includes companies engaged in the production and distribution of finished chemicals for industries or end users, including dyes, cellular polymers, coatings, special plastics and other chemicals for specialized applications. Includes makers of colorings, flavors and fragrances, fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals used to make drugs, paint in its pigment form and glass in its unfinished form. Excludes producers of paint and glass products used for construction, which are classified under Building Materials & Fixtures.
The Forestry & Paper sector includes the subsectors of Forestry and Paper. The Forestry subsector includes companies engaged in owning and operation of timber tracts, forest tree nurseries and sawmills. Excludes providers of finished wood products such as wooden beams, which are classified under Building Materials & Fixtures. The Paper subsector includes companies engaged in production, conversion, trade and distribution of all grades of paper.
The Industrial Metals & Mining sector includes the subsectors of Aluminum, NonFerrous Metals, Iron & Steel. The Aluminum subsector includes companies engaged in mine or process bauxite or manufacture and distribute aluminum bars, rods and other products for use by other industries. The NonFerrous Metals subsector includes companies engaged in production and trade of metals and primary metal products other than iron, aluminum and steel. The Iron & Steel subsector includes companies engaged in the manufacturing and stockholding of primary iron and steel products such as pipes, wires, sheets and bars, encompassing all processes from smelting in blast furnaces to rolling mills and foundries.
The Mining sector includes the subsectors of Coal, Diamonds, General mining, Gold mining, Platinum & Precious metals. Each subsector includes companies engaged in the Companies engaged in the exploration for or mining of each mining product.