Here are the top 5 stocks in the Aluminum industry ranked by performance. We compiled the trading activity from yesterday and then analyzed the industry looking for stocks that were outperforming. This is what we found:

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) ranks first with a gain of 12.22%; Alcoa (NYSE:AA) ranks second with a gain of 5.60%; and Noranda Aluminum (NYSE:NOR) ranks third with a gain of 4.25%.

Alumina (NYSE:AWC) follows with a gain of 3.68% and Aluminum of China (NYSE:ACH) rounds out the top five with a gain of 1.97%.

Century Aluminum Company produces primary aluminum, in both molten and ingot form, through facilities located in the United States. The Company owns and operates a reduction facility in Ravenswood, West Virginia, and owns a partial interest in a reduction facility in Mt. Holly, South Carolina. Century is also the operating partner of a reduction facility in Hawesville, Kentucky.