Toyota Motor Corporation Among Consumer Cyclical's Biggest Movers on November 15, 2012

The Nasdaq has decreased 0.4%, the S&P 500 has declined 0.3% and the Dow is down 0.3%, marking a bad morning for the market. The consumer cyclical sector is a category of stocks that relies heavily on the business cycle and economic conditions. Consumer cyclicals include industries such as automotive, housing, entertainment and retail. The category can be further divided into durable and non-durable sections. Durable cyclicals include physical goods such as hardware or vehicles, while non-durables represent items like movies or hotel services. The performance of consumer cyclicals is highly related to the state of the economy. They represent goods and services that are not considered necessities, but luxurious purchases. During contractions or recessions, people have less disposable income to spend on consumer cyclicals. When the economy is expanding or booming, the sales of these goods rise as retail and leisure spending increase.

The Consumer Cyclical sector (XLY) is currently ahead of the overall market, down only 0.2%, and its biggest movers are currently:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Smith (Nasdaq:SWHC)	$639.3 million	-6.1%
Honda Motor Co., Ltd (NYSE:HMC)	$52.92 billion	+5%
Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM)	$120.99 billion	+4.8%
Sturm, Ruger (NYSE:RGR)	$956.7 million	-3.8%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY)	$725.9 million	-3.2%
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)	$4.44 billion	-2.6%
Allison Transmission Holdings (NYSE:ALSN)	$3.93 billion	-2.6%

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Smith (Nasdaq:SWHC) has decreased to $9.16 per share, a 6.1% fall. So far today, the company's volume is 1.3 million shares. This is 0.4 times its current daily average.

After rising 5%, Honda Motor Co., Ltd (NYSE:HMC) is currently trading at a share price of $30.82. The company's volume is currently 496,851 shares for the day, consistent with the volume from yesterday lighter than yesterday's volume of 1.2 million shares.

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) is at $80.07 per share after an increase of 4.8%. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 360,584 shares.

After a decline of 3.8%, Sturm, Ruger (NYSE:RGR) has hit a share price of $48.05. The company's volume for the day so far is 180,504 shares, 0.3 times the current three-month average.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) is trading at $41.87 per share, down 3.2%. The company's volume for the day so far is 35,357 shares. This is 0.7 times the current daily average.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) is down 2.6% to reach $43.94 per share. So far today, the company's volume is two million shares,.

At $20.97, Allison Transmission Holdings (NYSE:ALSN) has slipped 2.6%. So far today, the company's volume is 153,248 shares.

The Bottom Line No matter the economic climate, Wall Street will always have stocks that make major moves each week. 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.