Hottest Consumer Noncyclical Stocks Now – EL IBA FMX GMK

by Portfolio Grader | May 2, 2014 12:15 pm

Consumer noncyclical stocks remained flat on Friday morning on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.3% higher and the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Estee Lauder Companies (EL[1]): EL stock is up 4.5% to a new 52-week high of $75.43.

• Industrias Bachoco S.A. De C.V. (IBA[2]): IBA stock is up 2.1% today.

• Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. De C.V. (FMX[3]): FMX stock is up 1.6% today.

• Gruma S.A. De C.V. (GMK[4]): GMK stock is up 1.6% today.

• Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (PPC[5]): PPC stock is up 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• The Andersons (ANDE[6]): ANDE stock is up 1.4% today.

• Owens Corning Inc (OC[7]): OC stock is up 1.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Deluxe Corp (DLX[8]): DLX stock is up 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Inter Parfums (IPAR[9]): IPAR stock is up 1.0% today.

• Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. De C.V. (KOF[10]): KOF stock is up 0.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• British American Tobacco Industries (BTI[11]): BTI stock is down 1.7% today.

• Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NWL[12]): NWL stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Unilever Nv (UN[13]): UN stock is down 1.3% today.

• Unilever Plc (UL[14]): UL stock is down 1.0% today.

• Avon Products (AVP[15]): AVP stock is down 1.0% today.

• Brf-Brasil Foods S.A. (BRFS[16]): BRFS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co (CCH[17]): CCH stock is down 0.9% today.

• Embotell Andna Sa B (AKO.B[18]): AKO.B stock is down 0.7% today.

• United Natural Foods (UNFI[19]): UNFI stock is down 0.6% today.

• Clorox Company (CLX[20]): CLX stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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