Consumer noncyclical stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Thursday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.2% higher, the Nasdaq increased 0.4% and the S&P 500 rose 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• British American Tobacco Industries (BTI): BTI stock is up 2.0% today.

• Unilever Plc (UL): UL stock is up 1.2% today.

• Unilever Nv (UN): UN stock is up 1.0% today.

• Diageo Plc (DEO): DEO stock is up 1.0% today.

• Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. De C.V. (FMX): FMX stock is up 0.6% today.

• Brown Forman Inc B (BF.B): BF.B stock is up 0.9% today.

• Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa (BUD): BUD stock is up 0.8% today.

• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP): TAP stock is up 0.9% today.

• Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (DPS): DPS stock is up 0.7% today.

• The Whitewave Foods Company (WWAV): WWAV stock is up 0.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Darling International Inc (DAR): DAR stock is down 7.8% today.

• Herbalife Ltd (HLF): HLF stock is down 1.8% today.

• Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (PPC): PPC stock is down 1.3% today.

• Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS): NUS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Tyson Foods (TSN): TSN stock is down 1.2% today.

• Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN): MJN stock is down 1.0% today.

• Sanderson Farms (SAFM): SAFM stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Universal Corp (UVV): UVV stock is down 0.8% today.

• The Andersons (ANDE): ANDE stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC): LANC stock is down 1.0% 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.