Hottest Consumer Noncyclical Stocks Now – CLX LO CHD POST

by Portfolio Grader | June 9, 2014 5:45 pm

Consumer noncyclical stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 climbed 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Clorox Company (CLX[1]): CLX stock is up 3.5% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Lorillard Inc (LO[2]): LO stock is up 1.1% today.

• Church & Dwight Company (CHD[3]): CHD stock is up 0.8% to a new 52-week high of $69.99.

• Post Holdings Inc. (POST[4]): POST stock is up 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL[5]): CL stock is up 0.6% to $68.44, near the 52-week high of $68.47.

• Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NWL[6]): NWL stock is up 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP[7]): TAP stock is up 0.6% to a new 52-week high of $67.11.

• Altria Group (MO[8]): MO stock is up 0.5% to $41.61, near the 52-week high of $41.64.

• Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP[9]): FDP stock is up 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Unilever Plc (UL[10]): UL stock is up 0.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Embotell Andina Sa A (AKO.A[11]): AKO.A stock is down 1.0% today.

• Usana Health Sciences Inc (USNA[12]): USNA stock is down 1.0% today.

• Hershey Foods Corp (HSY[13]): HSY stock is down 0.9% today.

• Hain Celestial Group (HAIN[14]): HAIN stock is down 0.5% today.

• Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. De C.V. (FMX[15]): FMX stock is down 0.5% today.

• General Mills (GIS[16]): GIS stock is down 0.4% today.

• Mondelez International Inc. Cl A (MDLZ[17]): MDLZ stock is down 0.4% today.

• Adecoagro S.A. (AGRO[18]): AGRO stock is down 0.4% today.

• Ingredion Inc (INGR[19]): INGR stock is down 0.4% today.

• Bunge Limited (BG[20]): BG stock is down 0.4% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

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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