Consumer noncyclical stocks advanced 0.2% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.1% higher, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 climbed 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:
- United Stationers Inc (USTR): USTR stock is up 3.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (DPS): DPS stock is up 3.5% today.
- Revlon Inc (REV): REV stock is up 1.9% today.
- Cal-Maine Foods (CALM): CALM stock is up 1.3% today.
- Universal Corp (UVV): UVV stock is up 1.3% today.
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM): ADM stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NWL): NWL stock is up 1.0% today.
- Reynolds American Inc (RAI): RAI stock is up 0.9% today.
- The Andersons (ANDE): ANDE stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Pepsico Inc (PEP): PEP stock is up 0.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:
- Hershey Foods Corp (HSY): HSY stock is down 2.0% today.
- Avon Products (AVP): AVP stock is down 1.5%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Conagra Foods (CAG): CAG stock is down 1.2% today.
- Owens Corning Inc (OC): OC stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Herbalife Ltd (HLF): HLF stock is down 0.7% today.
- Unilever Plc (UL): UL stock is down 0.7% today.
- Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (GMCR): GMCR stock is down 0.6% today.
- Unilever Nv (UN): UN stock is down 0.6% today.
- Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP): FDP stock is down 0.3% today.
- Tyson Foods (TSN): TSN stock is down 0.2% today.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
