Barrick Gold Corporation ( ABX ) is one of the companies pushing the Basic Materials sector higher today. As of noon trading, Barrick Gold Corporation is up $0.30 (1.7%) to $17.58 on heavy volume. Thus far, 11.6 million shares of Barrick Gold Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $17.36-$17.60 after having opened the day at $17.52 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $17.28. Barrick Gold Corporation produces and sells gold and copper. It is also involved in exploration and mine development activities. Barrick Gold Corporation has a market cap of $20.9 billion and is part of the metals & mining industry. Shares are down 2.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 2 analysts who rate Barrick Gold Corporation a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 15 rate it a hold.