US chem stocks rise with general market
Al Greenwood
01-Jun-2020
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US-listed shares of chemical companies rose on Monday as the major indices also increased.
The table below shows the chemical stocks followed by ICIS.
$ Current
Price | $ Change | % Change | |
AdvanSix | 12.23 | 0.39 | 3.29 |
Axalta Coating Systems | 23.28 | 0.17 | 0.74 |
Braskem | 10.45 | 0.13 | 1.26 |
Celanese | 89.33 | -0.59 | -0.65 |
Dow | 38.72 | 0.12 | 0.31 |
DuPont | 50.94 | 0.21 | 0.41 |
Eastman | 68.61 | 0.53 | 0.78 |
HB Fuller | 38.19 | 0.57 | 1.52 |
Huntsman | 18.46 | 0.31 | 1.71 |
Ingevity | 53.76 | 1.09 | 2.07 |
Kraton | 15.55 | 0.30 | 1.97 |
Kronos Worldwide | 9.91 | 0.15 | 1.54 |
LyondellBasell | 65.45 | 1.69 | 2.64 |
Methanex | 17.63 | 1.52 | 9.40 |
NewMarket | 429.60 | -6.53 | -1.50 |
Olin | 12.60 | 0.57 | 4.70 |
PolyOne | 25.67 | 0.89 | 3.59 |
PPG | 103.09 | 1.42 | 1.40 |
RPM International | 74.11 | -0.67 | -0.90 |
Sherwin-Williams | 581.10 | -12.75 | -2.15 |
Stepan | 97.73 | 0.57 | 0.59 |
Chemours | 13.61 | 0.50 | 3.78 |
Trinseo | 21.05 | 0.47 | 2.28 |
Tronox | 7.05 | 0.41 | 6.17 |
Univar | 15.91 | 0.45 | 2.88 |
Venator Materials | 1.37 | 0.06 | 4.58 |
Westlake Chemical | 48.37 | 0.67 | 1.40 |
The table below shows the major indices followed by ICIS.
1-Jun | Change | % | |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 25,475.02 | 91.91 | 0.36 |
S&P 500 | 3,055.73 | 11.42 | 0.38 |
Dow Jones US Chemicals Index | 584.02 | 2.51 | 0.43 |
S&P 500 Chemicals Industry Index | 587.86 | 0.79 | 0.13 |
Oil prices were mixed, as shown in the following table.
1-Jun | 29-May | % | |
Brent | 38.32 | 37.84 | 1.27 |
WTI | 35.44 | 35.49 | -0.14 |
In US markets, ALTIVIA bought KMCO and its ethoxylation facilities in Crosby, Texas.
Braskem picked Charleston, South Carolina, as its export hub for the polypropylene (PP) it makes in the US.
In Europe, chemical shares fell.
In Asia, chemical shares rose, even as data shows further slowdowns in manufacturing.
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