Consumer/Non-Cyclical Stocks, Including Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, Making Big Moves on November 23, 2012

The market is on the rise this morning. The Nasdaq has moved up 1.3%; the S&P 500 has increased 1%; and the Dow has risen 1%.

The Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) is up 1.1%, underperforming the market overall. The biggest movers in the sector are currently:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
National (Nasdaq:FIZZ)	$681.5 million	+13.8%
United Natural Foods (Nasdaq:UNFI)	$2.52 billion	+2.7%
Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO)	$81.07 billion	+2.3%
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (NYSE:BUD)	$136.67 billion	+1.8%
Mead Johnson (NYSE:MJN)	$13.42 billion	+1.7%
Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE:RAH)	$3.95 billion	-1.7%
JM (NYSE:SJM)	$9.26 billion	+1.4%

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National (Nasdaq:FIZZ) rose a significant 13.8% to reach $16.76 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 78,885 shares. This is more trading activity than there was yesterday.

United Natural Foods (Nasdaq:UNFI) has risen 2.7% to hit a current price of $52.60 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 43,819 shares, 0.2 times the average volume over the last three months.

Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO) has moved up 2.3% and is currently trading at $120.44 per share. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 313,404 shares.

After an increase of 1.8%, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (NYSE:BUD) has reached a current price of $86.61. The company's volume is currently 157,313 shares for the day, 0.2 times the average daily volume.

Mead Johnson (NYSE:MJN) is currently trading at $67.22 per share, a 1.7% increase. The company's volume for the day so far is 287,363 shares. This is a sign that there will be less trading activity than there was yesterday.

Currently trading at $70.53 per share, Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE:RAH) has fallen 1.7%. At 168,060 shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.7 times its current three-month average.

After rising 1.4%, JM (NYSE:SJM) is currently trading at a share price of $85.72. The company is currently trading a volume of 153,456 shares.

The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.