Consumer noncyclical stocks advanced 0.9% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.1%, the Nasdaq rose 1.0% and the S&P 500 climbed 1.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:
- Avon Products (AVP): AVP stock is up 4.0% today.
- Unilever Nv (UN): UN stock is up 2.3% today.
- Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (CCU): CCU stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Usana Health Sciences Inc (USNA): USNA stock is up 2.1% today.
- Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa (BUD): BUD stock is up 2.1% today.
- Herbalife Ltd (HLF): HLF stock is up 2.0% today.
- Diageo Plc (DEO): DEO stock is up 1.8% today.
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (DPS): DPS stock is up 1.8% today.
- Adecoagro S.A. (AGRO): AGRO stock is up 1.2% today.
- Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. De C.V. (FMX): FMX stock is up 1.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:
- Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS): NUS stock is down 1.8% today.
- Universal Corp (UVV): UVV stock is down 1.2% today.
- Gruma S.A. De C.V. (GMK): GMK stock is down 0.9% 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.
