Basic Materials Change Hands (NEM) (ABX) (FCX) (POT) (DD) By Pricegold.biz

Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) rose by $1.9201 per share to $65.7301. Shares of NEM have so far hit a 52-week high of $65.77 per share and a 52-week low of $50.05.

Barrick Gold Corp. (USA) (ABX) moved 1.34% higher to $55.21 per share in today's trading. The move occured on volume of 7 million which is relative to the 8 million shares which trade on average each day.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper (FCX) fell 0.89% in today's trading to $44.7702 per share. Shares of FCX have so far hit a 52-week high of $61.345 per share and a 52-week low of $38.75.

Shares of Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (POT) struggled to keep afloat today, and fell by 1.26% to $58.78 per share. Shares of Potash Corp./Saskatchewan have traded as high as $63.9667 per share and as low as $44.2167 in the last year.

Shares of E.I. du Pont de Nemours (DD) struggled to keep afloat today, and fell by 2.09% to $46.45 per share. 5 million shares were traded so far in today's session. On average, a total of 7 million shares are exchanged in DD each day.