In trading on Monday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Pretium Resources, down about 8.9% and shares of Eldorado Gold down about 8.8% on the day.
Also lagging the market Monday are water utilities shares, down on the day by about 1.6% as a group, led down by Middlesex Water, trading lower by about 3.1% and Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, trading lower by about 3%.
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