Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about today’s action in the Basic Materials (NYSE:XLB) sector:

Gainers (% price change)

Georgia Gulf Corporation (NYSE:GGC):

The shares closed at $32.93, up $8.45, or 34.52%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.13 billion.

NN, Inc. (NASDAQ:NNBR):

The shares closed at $7.47, up $0.56, or 8.1%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $126.61 million.

Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE:WLK):

The shares closed at $53.87, up $2.63, or 5.13%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $3.59 billion.

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (NYSE:IVN):

The shares closed at $19.84, up $0.94, or 4.97%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $14.66 billion.

PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL):

The shares closed at $13.36, up $0.62, or 4.87%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.21 billion.

Losers (% price change)

Mechel OAO (NYSE:MTL):

The shares closed at $9.51, down $0.54, or 5.37%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $3.96 billion.

AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE:AKS):

The shares closed at $9.11, down $0.42, or 4.41%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.00 billion.

United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:X):

The shares closed at $27.43, down $1.24, or 4.33%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $3.95 billion.

Ternium S.A. (NYSE:TX):

The shares closed at $20.22, down $0.91, or 4.31%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $3.97 billion.

Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE:GPK):

The shares closed at $4.67, down $0.21, or 4.3%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.82 billion.

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