Against the current: Markets are down, yet Kroger Co, Natura &Co Holding S.A., Village Farms International, Inc. go up and make this list of top gainers.
The leading indices are dropping — Dow Jones drawing back 0.83% to 32,900. S&P 500 slipping 0.79% and closing at 3,797.83.
On the other hand, positive data was released earlier when United States Crude Oil Inventories came out at 3.92 million, better than analyst estimates of 1.36 million and improving upon the previous reading of -3.12 million.
Markets are falling this session, but some consumer staples stocks are registering gains. Take a look at today's positive market movers.
Chegg | +1.62% in mid-session
Chegg posts light gains on a low-volatility day, ranging between $25.92 – $26.83 and is now at $26.7.
Kroger | +2.67% in mid-session
Despite closing yesterday at $47.12 and then climbing as high as $49.57 today, Kroger has given up a sizeable portion of its gains to now trade at $48.38.
Natura &Co | +1.78% in mid-session
After closing the previous trading day at $5.06, Natura &Co went up to $5.16 only to drop back; still positive overall today, now trading at $5.15.
The company trades at $5.15 ahead of quarterly performance report which is scheduled to be released tomorrow.
Village Farms | +1.63% in mid-session
After dropping down to $1.75, Village Farms recovers some losses and is currently trading at $1.87. The trading volume is at 1.11 million, 174% above the 21-day average of 639,428.
Village Farms trades at $1.87 ahead of quarterly performance report which is scheduled to be released today.