Consumer noncyclical stocks finished up 0.3% on Wall Street on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4%, the Nasdaq increased 0.6% and the S&P 500 was up 0.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:
- Flowers Foods (FLO): FLO stock is up 0.7% today.
- General Mills (GIS): GIS stock is up 0.5% today.
- J.M. Smucker Company (SJM): SJM stock is up 0.5% today.
- British American Tobacco Industries (BTI): BTI stock is up 0.4% today.
- Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (CCU): CCU stock is up 0.4% today.
- Boston Beer Company (SAM): SAM stock is up 0.4% today.
- Coca-Cola Company (KO): KO stock is up 0.4% today.
- Estee Lauder Companies (EL): EL stock is up 0.4% today.
- Clorox Company (CLX): CLX stock is up 0.4% today.
- Pepsico Inc (PEP): PEP stock is up 0.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:
- The Andersons (ANDE): ANDE stock is down 2.2% today.
- Embotell Andina Sa A (AKO.A): AKO.A stock is down 1.9% today.
- Post Holdings Inc. (POST): POST stock is down 1.2% today.
- Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP): TAP stock is down 1.0% today.
- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM): ADM stock is down 0.9% today.
- Treehouse Foods (THS): THS stock is down 0.8% today.
- Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. De C.V. (FMX): FMX stock is down 0.8% today.
- Industrias Bachoco S.A. De C.V. (IBA): IBA stock is down 0.7% today.
- Tootsie Roll Industries (TR): TR stock is down 0.6% today.
- Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN): MJN stock is down 0.6% 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.
