Tuesday Sector Laggards: Aluminum & Copper, Residential Construction Stocks

In trading on Tuesday, aluminum & copper shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 5.6%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Copper Mountain Mining CORP. down about 11.1% and shares of International Nickel Venture down about 10% on the day.

Also lagging the market Tuesday are Residential Construction shares, down on the day by about 5.3% as a group, led down by Beazer Homes USA, trading lower by about 14.2% and Hovnanian Enterprises, trading lower by about 9.9%.