Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.A): Today's Featured Basic Materials Winner

Royal Dutch Shell was a winner within the basic materials sector, rising $0.66 (1.0%) to $65.22 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Royal Dutch Shell

(

RDS.A

) pushed the Basic Materials sector higher today making it today's featured basic materials winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Royal Dutch Shell rose $0.66 (1.0%) to $65.22 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2,370,141 shares of Royal Dutch Shell exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,302,900 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $64.63-$65.46 after having opened the day at $64.72 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $64.56. Other companies within the Basic Materials sector that increased today were:

China Gengsheng Minerals

(

CHGS

), up 22.2%,

Ossen Innovation

(

OSN

), up 20.0%,

Quest Rare Minerals

(

QRM

), up 18.0% and

Molycorp

(

MCP

), up 16.1%.

Royal Dutch Shell plc operates as an independent oil and gas company worldwide. The company explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Royal Dutch Shell has a market cap of $202.7 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are down 6.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Royal Dutch Shell

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

On the negative front,

Sibanye Gold Ltd ADR

(

SBGL

), down 45.6%,

Crosshair Energy

(

CXZ

), down 21.9%,

Lone Pine Resources

(

LPR

), down 10.7% and

Lake Shore Gold

(

LSG

), down 8.3% , were all laggards within the basic materials sector with

Phillips 66

(

PSX

) being today's basic materials sector laggard.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the basic materials sector could consider

Materials Select Sector SPDR

(

XLB

) while those bearish on the basic materials sector could consider

ProShares Short Basic Materials Fd

(

SBM

).

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