US chem stocks rise with general market

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.