Markets are mostly pointing down as we head into the end of today's session, but Village Farms gains 3.5% to top this list of the 4 biggest gainers at the moment.
The leading indices are dropping — Dow Jones drawing back 0.59% to 34,400. S&P 500 trades at 4,075.62 after losing 0.11%.
Meanwhile, United States ISM Manufacturing PMI (Nov) released today at 15:00 UTC with a figure of 49, while the previous figure was 50.2.
Though markets had an unsatisfactory day yesterday, some consumer staples stocks manage to recover and make it to the list of top gainers. Take a look.
Unilever | +1.58%; session high: $51.29 session low: $50.84
The British consumer goods company now trading 10.12% above its 3-month low of $43.05. The company's market cap is $129.73 billion with an average daily volume of 2.35 million shares.
Philip Morris | +2.89%; session high: $102.57 session low: $99.9
After ending yesterday at $99.67, the Swiss-American tobacco company went up to $102.57 only to drop back some of the way. It is now trading around $102.55 as it reaches the end of the trading session. The trading volume is at 5.31 million, 146% above the 21-day average of 3.65 million.
Diageo | +1.91%; session high: $191.82 session low: $189.82
After ending yesterday at $186.55, the British alcoholic beverage company went up to $191.82 only to drop back some of the way. It is now trading around $190.12 as it reaches the end of the trading session. Current trading volume stands at 490,232; 143% higher than the 21-day average of 342,327.
Village Farms | +3.5%; session high: $2.06 session low: $1.97
From an earlier low of $1.97, the consumer packaged goods provider is on track to end the session around $2.05 after gaining 6.93 cents compared to last trading session's $1.98 (3.5%).