Fortune and More Big Movers in Consumer/Non-Cyclical on December 11, 2012

The market is having a good day so far: the Nasdaq has climbed 1.7%; the S&P 500 has moved up 1%; and the Dow is up 0.9%.

Underperforming the market overall, the Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) is up 0.8%, and these are its current biggest movers:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Monster (Nasdaq:MNST)	$9.06 billion	+4.8%
Fortune (NYSE:BEAM)	$9.53 billion	+3.8%
Andersons (Nasdaq:ANDE)	$770.6 million	+3.5%
Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)	$2.63 billion	+2.1%
Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO)	$1.05 billion	-2%
Sanderson Farms (Nasdaq:SAFM)	$1.12 billion	+1.8%
United Natural Foods (Nasdaq:UNFI)	$2.61 billion	+1.7%

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After an increase of 4.8%, Monster (Nasdaq:MNST) has reached a current price of $55.39. So far today, the company's volume is 2.4 million shares. This is 0.8 times the average volume over the last three months.

Increasing 3.8%, Fortune (NYSE:BEAM) is trading at $62.19 per share. At 856,805 shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.6 times the average daily volume.

Andersons (Nasdaq:ANDE) has risen 3.5% to hit a current price of $42.87 per share. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 120,363 shares.

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) has risen 2.1% and is currently trading at $45.76 per share. At 191,013 shares, the company's volume so far today is on pace to finish the day below yesterday's volume of 896,494 shares.

Currently trading at $8.43 per share, Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO) has fallen 2%. The company's volume for the day so far is 73,913 shares. This is 0.4 times its current three-month average.

Sanderson Farms (Nasdaq:SAFM) is up 1.8% to reach a current price of $49.83 per share. At 185,266 shares, the company's volume so far today is in line with the current daily average.

United Natural Foods (Nasdaq:UNFI) has moved up 1.7% and is currently trading at $53.86 per share. So far today, 150,431 shares have changed hands.

The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. Paying close attention to the previous ratios will help you identify key times to adjust your strategy. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.