Copper at $5.88 sets up a busy week for basic materials stocks as jobs, CPI loom
Basic materials shares in the U.S. climbed on Friday. The S&P 500 materials sector index closed up 1.77% at 645.93, leaving the group 12.45% higher year-to-date.
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LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 9, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 10, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT InterContinental Hotels Group Picks Up 40,000 Shares for Buyback, Eyes Cancellation July 10, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC picked up 40,000 ordinary shares on July 9, 2026. The trade went through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. Shares changed hands at an average $162.43 each, as approved at the May 2025 AGM. The group plans to cancel these, which would bring shares outstanding down to 148.7 million, not counting 5.4 million in treasury. The buyback follows guidance from February 2026
Why Martin Marietta stock just hit a record — and what basic materials traders watch next
Shares of Martin Marietta Materials Inc jumped 4.6% on Friday, closing at a record $666.67 and thrusting the basic materials company back into the spotlight.
Basic materials stocks jump to start 2026 — XLB rises as copper steadies and miners climb
U.S. basic materials stocks ended the first session of 2026 higher, lifting the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — an exchange-traded fund that tracks a basket of large U.S. materials companies — 1.7% to $46.12 at Friday’s close. MarketWatch
Basic materials stocks today: XLB ends 2025 lower as silver slumps, China PMI surprise in focus
U.S. basic materials stocks ended 2025 on a softer note, with sector ETFs slipping on Wednesday as investors took profits in metals and kept risk light into the New Year holiday. U.S. equity markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. New York Stock Exchange
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