Basic Material Active runners: Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG)

TD Securities cut their price target on shares of Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) from $5.50 to $5.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.64. Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) stock performance was 2.64% in last session and finished the day at $4.27. Traded volume was 15.12million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 11.14million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.60.

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) shares continues to climb and the stock is up 3.9% to $13.74 Wednesday. On Monday, the company announced that its natural oil and gas output in Brazil rose 0.7% in February, over January, despite brief stoppages in the Santos Basin. TheStreet Ratings team rates PETROBRAS-PETROLEO BRASILIER as a Hold with a ratings score of C. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) rose 3.71 percent to $13.71 Wednesday on volume of 34.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $13.20 to $13.95. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) has a market capitalization of $89.42billion.

A home typically represents a family’s most valuable asset and, historically, is a place people can exercise control and enjoy peace and privacy. But, across America, the proliferation of unconventional drilling operations like fracking are revolutionizing home ownership — not in a positive way. Even Exxon-Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) CEO Rex Tillerson is feeling the effects. Mr. Tillerson — the leader of America’s biggest natural gas producing corporation — is suing to prevent a water tower that could support fracking from being constructed near his Texas residence. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)’s stock on Apr 02, 2014 reported a increase of 0.23% to the closing price of $97.95. Its fifty two weeks range is $84.79 -$101.74. The total market capitalization recorded $423.27billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 9.55million shares. In its share capital, XOM has 4.32billion outstanding shares.

Goldcorp, Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG) announced that its Los Filos mine in Guerrero State, Mexico has suspended operations following unsuccessful efforts with the Carrizalillo Ejido to reach a negotiated settlement to renew the occupancy agreement that expired on March 31, 2014. On Wednesday, shares of Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG) advanced 2.04% to close the day at $25.03. Company return on investment (ROI) is -11.80% and its monthly performance is recorded as -7.43%. Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG) quarterly revenue growth is 16.20%.