In early trading on Thursday, shares of MeadWestvaco ( MWV ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 5.6%. Year to date, MeadWestvaco registers a 2.5% gain.
And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is Archer Daniels Midland ( ADM ), trading down 2.5%. Archer Daniels Midland is lower by about 6.3% looking at the year to date performance.
Two other components making moves today are Alexion Pharmaceuticals ( ALXN ), trading down 2.0%, and Constellation Brands ( STZ ), trading up 4.8% on the day.
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