Is the Basic Materials sector up or down today?
Basic Materials is down 0.48% today on a cap-weighted basis, with 10 advancers and 16 decliners among 26 S&P 500 constituents.
26 S&P 500 constituents · cap-weighted performance · 26 with live or seed quotes
Basic Materials (26 S&P 500 stocks) is down 0.48% today on a market-cap-weighted basis. Materials covers chemicals, metals & mining, containers, and construction materials. Commodity prices, China demand, and the global industrial cycle are the primary macro levers.
Breadth: 10 advancers, 16 decliners, and 0 roughly unchanged among quoted names. Decliners dominate — watch for defensive rotation or stock-specific shocks.
Versus SPY (+1.06%), Basic Materials is underperforming the broad market today. Industrial metal and chemical pricing.
Basic Materials is down 0.48% today on a cap-weighted basis, with 10 advancers and 16 decliners among 26 S&P 500 constituents.
The largest Basic Materials names by estimated market cap include CTVA, ALB, AMCR, CF. See live prices and charts on each ticker page.
Basic Materials is down 0.48% vs the prior close, while SPY is up 1.06% today.
Basic Materials is driven by Industrial metal and chemical pricing; China property and infrastructure stimulus; USD strength vs commodity currencies. Use the sector map and screener to spot rotation and breadth shifts.