Tuesday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Cigarettes & Tobacco Stocks

Tuesday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Cigarettes & Tobacco Stocks

In trading on Tuesday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.2%.

Helping drag down the group were shares of Piedmont Lithium, off about 20.1% and shares of Fortuna Silver Mines off about 5.5% on the day.

In trading on Tuesday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.2%.

Helping drag down the group were shares of Piedmont Lithium, off about 20.1% and shares of Fortuna Silver Mines off about 5.5% on the day.

Also lagging the market Tuesday are cigarettes & tobacco shares, up on the day by about 0.2% as a group, led down by Philip Morris International, trading lower by about 3.5% and British American Tobacco Industries, trading lower by about 0.9%.