Against the current: Markets slid, yet New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., TAL Education Group, Estee Lauder went up and made this list of yesterday's top consumer staples stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as after dropping 0.89%, Nasdaq closed at 10,900. S&P 500 slipped 0.41% and closed at 3,856.
Amid the market gloom, United States JOLTs Job Openings (Sep) came out at 10.72 million, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 10 million.
Even though markets fell yesterday, some consumer staples stocks managed to go up. Have a look at these top gainers.
Coty | +2.68% at $6.89
Pronounced bullish sentiment in the market helped Coty to make a notable 2.68% gain yesterday, rising 18 cents and ultimately closing at $6.89. Yesterday's trading volume was 4.51 million shares which is slightly below the 21-day average of 5.73 million.
Coty trades at $6.89 ahead of quarterly performance report which is scheduled to be released Tuesday.
New Oriental Education & Technology | +6.44% at $25.27
New Oriental Education & Technology topped out at $25.75 having ended yesterday at $25.27. However, despite early momentum, the stock gave up its gains to now trade at $25.27.
Estee Lauder | +3.13% at $206.76
Estee Lauder went up to $206.76, gaining 3.13%.
Estee Lauder trades at $206.76 ahead of quarterly performance report which is scheduled to be released today.
TAL Education | +3.18% at $4.86
TAL Education recovered from the previous trading session's losses and went up to $4.86 yesterday after it traded lower at $4.79.