Wednesday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Metals & Mining Stocks

In trading on Wednesday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.5%.

Helping drag down the group were shares of New Gold, down about 6.4% and shares of Comstock Mining down about 6.3% on the day.

In trading on Wednesday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.5%.

Helping drag down the group were shares of New Gold, down about 6.4% and shares of Comstock Mining down about 6.3% on the day.

Also lagging the market Wednesday are metals & mining shares, down on the day by about 2.2% as a group, led down by Uranium Energy, trading lower by about 8.3% and Peabody Energy, trading lower by about 8.3%.