Consumer noncyclical stocks advanced 0.9% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.7%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.9% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.7%.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Post Holdings Inc. (POST): POST stock is up 2.5% today.

• Diageo Plc (DEO): DEO stock is up 2.1% today.

• British American Tobacco Industries (BTI): BTI stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Philip Morris International Inc (PM): PM stock is up 1.4% today.

• Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL): CL stock is up 1.4% today.

• Universal Corp (UVV): UVV stock is up 1.3% today.

• Usana Health Sciences Inc (USNA): USNA stock is up 1.3% today.

• Reynolds American Inc (RAI): RAI stock is up 1.3% today.

• Dean Foods Company (DF): DF stock is up 1.2% today.

• Estee Lauder Companies (EL): EL stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Seaboard Corp (SEB): SEB stock is down 1.2% today.

• Gruma S.A. De C.V. (GMK): GMK stock is down 1.1% today.

• Vina Concha Y Toro (VCO): VCO stock is down 0.7% today.

• Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. De C.V. (KOF): KOF stock is down 0.4% today.

• Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN): MJN stock is down 0.1% 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.