The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price is sliding today, down 3.8%.
BHP shares closed yesterday trading for $47.36 and are currently at $45.59.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) listed iron ore giant is trailing the benchmark today, with the ASX 200 down 0.7% at time of writing.
It’s right about in line with the performance of the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ), which has dropped 3.7% since the opening bell.
Why is the materials sector under pressure?
The BHP share price is far from alone in today’s selloff.
Fellow ASX 200 mining behemoths Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) shares are down 5.6% and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) shares are down 4.4% at this same time.
With no price-sensitive news out from BHP, today’s decline looks to be mostly due to the overnight drop in iron ore prices. Iron ore is currently trading for US$145 per tonne, down 6.2% over the past 24 hours.
With most other industrial and precious metals prices falling over the last day as well, materials are currently the worst performing sector on the ASX.
BHP share price snapshot
Despite today’s retrace, the BHP share price remains up 7.5% in 2022, handily outpacing the 6.4% year-to-date loss posted by the ASX 200.
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