Jun 24, 2026, 11:05 AM ETState Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB), VAW, IYM, MXI, FXZ, RSPMATR, OLN, LPX, MOS, WLK, CE, GPK, USLM, AMR, PPTABy: Arundhati Sarkar, SA News Editor

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Mid-cap U.S. materials stocks generally exhibited weak momentum characteristics over the past six months, with most companies earning Momentum Grades between D- and C. The group was weighed down by significant declines in packaging, metals, mining, and construction materials names, including Graphic Packaging (-32.30%), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (-20.15%), and Perpetua Resources (-19.39%).
