Flagstaff company Senestech Inc. (SNES:NAQ) working in Basic Materials sees value rise 3.3% on Aug. 2

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Value in Basic Materials stocks fell 9.6 percent on Aug. 2 from the previous day.

The strongest performing Basic Materials company in Arizona was Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX:NYQ), sitting 3,318,778.6 percent higher to sell at $29.33.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS:NYQ) fared the worst among Arizona companies, suffering a 100 percent drop to $186.44.

Among Flagstaff companies, Senestech Inc. (SNES:NAQ) saw the highest rise in value of 3.3 percent on Aug. 2.

The Energy sector was the daily best-performing sector on the market.

Consumer Staples was the worst-performing sector.

Healthcare and technology stocks are viewed as the safest bets for long-term gains.

Besty Kuekcer with Benzinga.com said healthcare-related stocks, such as hospital conglomerates and insurance companies, have weathered numerous economic crises and still make a profit, suggesting that they are generally a stable investment.

While technology stocks can be more risky, given the boom-bust nature of new tech companies, Kuecker recommended a diverse portfolio of tech companies to strike it big when companies succeed or sell to other larger companies.

For short-term investments, Kuecker recommended “consumer discretionary” stocks, which are sensitive to economic changes but can rise greatly on the back of a strong economy.

Nothing in this article is to be assumed as financial advice.

Individual companies can have several different types of shares across many stock markets. It is possible for different types of shares to see different results on the market.

Rank of stock market sectors on Aug. 2

Sector% ChangeHighest Positive ChangeLargest Negative Change
Energy31.6%25,867,752.1%-100%
Health Care15.3%287,456,143.5%-100%
Industrials1.5%70,999,966%-100%
Technology0.4%97,499,900%-100%
Utilities0.4%19,254,753%-100%
Telecommunications-1.6%2,619.2%-100%
Financials-4.3%186,953,559.6%-100%
Consumer Discretionary-4.8%246,573,611.3%-100%
Real Estate-4.9%283,241,763.4%-100%
Basic Materials-9.6%31,197,882.5%-100%
Consumer Staples-12.2%63,827,213.1%-100%

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