Hottest Consumer Noncyclical Stocks Now – MNST DAR OC MDLZ

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Consumer noncyclical stocks rose broadly on Wall Street so far on Friday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 stayed the same.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

  • Monster Beverage Corp (MNST): MNST stock is up 6.7% today.
  • Darling International Inc (DAR): DAR stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Owens Corning Inc (OC): OC stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Mondelez International Inc. Cl A (MDLZ): MDLZ stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Deluxe Corp (DLX): DLX stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC): LANC stock is up 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Industrias Bachoco S.A. De C.V. (IBA): IBA stock is up 0.3% today.
  • Philip Morris International Inc (PM): PM stock is up 0.4% today.
  • Mccormick & Company Inc (MKC): MKC stock is up 0.2% today.
  • Adecoagro S.A. (AGRO): AGRO stock is up 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

  • Post Holdings Inc. (POST): POST stock is down 23.4% today and down 28.1% in the last month.
  • Universal Corp (UVV): UVV stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Diageo Plc (DEO): DEO stock is down 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • The Whitewave Foods Company (WWAV): WWAV stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Sanderson Farms (SAFM): SAFM stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (PPC): PPC stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (GMCR): GMCR stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Unilever Plc (UL): UL stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Unilever Nv (UN): UN stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Brf-Brasil Foods S.A. (BRFS): BRFS stock is down 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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.


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