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Consumer/Non-Cyclical Sector Wrap

During trading today, the S&P 500 dropped 0.

4%, and 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. As trading began today, XLP was down 0.4% over the last thirty trading days, and the S&P 500 climbed -4.5%.Nu Skin (NYSE:NUS) was a major gainer in the sector, rising 15.5% (+$6.24) to close at $46.46 with 7.8 million shares moving. The stock traded in a range of $40.23 to $46.57. The stock has been decreasing in the last two months, down $12.72 (-21.5%) from a price of $59.18 on March 19, 2012. Coca-Cola HBC (NYSE:CCH) was another big mover, climbing 89 cents (+5.8%) to a closing price of $16.32.Synutra International (NASDAQ:SYUT) was a major loser in the sector, falling 6.7% (-38 cents) to close at $5.29 with 39,894 shares moving. The stock traded in a range of $5.22 to $5.69. Over the last three months, the stock has lost $1.03 (-16.3%) from a price of $6.32 on February ...

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