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Ralcorp Holdings

Ralcorp Holdings () is a manufacturer of various food products, including breakfast cereal, cookies, crackers, chocolate, snack foods, mayonnaise, pasta and peanut butter.

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Consumer/Non-Cyclical Sector Wrap

On a trading day that saw the S&P 500 gain 0.

1%, the Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) showed little change.As a proxy for the sector, the ETF tracked closer to the overall market today than over the past month. Entering today's trading, XLP was down 0.6% over the last thirty trading days. The S&P 500, in comparison, went up -3.7%.Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE:RAH) was a major loser in the sector, falling 5.4% (-$3.72) to close at $65.70 with 1.5 million shares moving. The stock traded in a range of $63.56 to $67.61. The stock has fallen over the last three months, dropping $9.24 (-12.3%) from $74.94 on February 27, 2012.Increasing 5.3% (+21 cents) to close at $4.19, Central European Distribution (NASDAQ:CEDC) was a major gainer in the sector. Today, 1.3 million shares traded hands. The stock traded in a range of $3.68 to $4.19. Over the last three months, the stock has lost $1.34 (-24.2%) from a price of $5.53 on February 27, 2012.Diamond Foods (NASDAQ:DMND) declined 2.9% to close at $22.47...

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