CW75 stock performance.(Chemical Week)(Statistical table)

 
CW75 Index * 
 
JUNE 17       285.91 
WEEK AGO      280.10 
QUARTER AGO   254.38 
YEAR AGO      218.39 
 
* Jan. 1, 2002 = 100. 

The CW75 Index rose 2% for the week ending June 17, outpacing broader market indexes. Basic chemical shares jumped 7.5%, led by fertilizer stocks. Diversified chemical stocks rose 1%, and specialty chemical shares fell 1%.

Fertilizer stocks continue to climb on news of rising demand for fertilizer products. Agrium's stock price jumped 20%, to $111/ share, its 52-week high. The company raised its earnings outlook earlier this month (CW, June 9/16, p. 8).

Lubrizol topped the laggards' list because Jeffries & Co (New York) downgraded the stock from buy, to hold. Lubrizol's stock also fell on news that the company plans to close or exit some of its performance coatings, which will include plant closures, because of weak market conditions.

Forty-nine stocks listed in the CW75 gained for the week, while 26 fell.

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CW75 stock performance 
 
Company                  Ticker   Category *   Marketcap 
                                                ($ millions) 
 
Monsanto                 MON      D             78304 
PotashCorp               POT      B             74837 
Mosaic                   MOS      B             71463 
BASF                     BASFY    D             69297 
Bayer                    BAYRY    D             62714 
3M                       MMM      D             52801 
DuPont                   DD       D             42468 
Dow Chemical             DOW      D             36193 
Sasol                    SSL      B             35574 
Air Liquide              AIQUY    S             34450 
Syngenta                 SYT      D             30800 
Praxair                  PX       S             30582 
Shin-Etsu                SHECF    B             26683 
Linde                    LNAGF    S             24426 
Air Products             APO      S             21919 
Akzo Nobel               AKZOY    D             19235 
Agrium                   AGU      B             17536 
MEMC                     WFR      S             15038 
Solvay                   SVYSY    D             12769 
Royal DSM                ROSMY    D             11575 
Ecolab                   ECL      S             11105 
PPG Industries           PPG      D             10107 
Rohm and Haas            ROH      S             10001 
Celanese                 CE       D              7529 
Sigma-Aldrich            STAL     S              7430 
FMC                      FMC      D              5960 
Sherwin-Williams         SHW      S              5907 
Eastman Chemical         EMN      D              5739 
Airgas                   ARG      S              5224 
Avery Dennison           AVY      S              5083 
Albemarle                ALB …