Against the current: Markets slid, yet Bunge Limited, Estee Lauder, Village Farms International, Inc. went up and made this list of yesterday's top consumer_defensive stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq slipped 0.68% and closed at 13,700. S&P 500 shed 0.37% and closed at 4,409.59.
Despite markets falling yesterday, some consumer_defensive stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.
Estee Lauder | Closed +2.28% at $203.95
11 days ago, the cosmetics giant fell to a low of $176.53 but has since recovered 12.96%. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P 500 by 30.76%. The well-known cosmetics company's market cap currently stands at $72.89 billion with an average daily trading volume of 2.61 million shares. Estee Lauder last reported revenue of $3.75 billion with an EPS of 47 cents.
+2.37%: Bunge Limited Bunge levels up 2.37% in yesterday's session; traders eye opening bell in 5 hours time
Bunge Limited Bunge surges 2.37% to close at $96.43 yesterday. Currently, the US agribusiness and food company has a market capitalization of $14.52 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.50 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 23.04%.
Flowers Foods | Closed +1.3% at $24.92
Flowers Foods increases 1.3% to close at $24.92 yesterday.
+1.42%: Village Farms ended yesterday at 67.7 cents, a 1.42% increase
Village Farms ascends 1.42% to close at 67.7 cents yesterday. Village Farms's market cap is currently $74.63 million with an average daily trading volume of 565,993 shares.