** The defensive S&P 500 consumer staples sector .SPLRCS was down 0.2% on Tuesday after earlier hitting an intraday record high, and it was the smallest percentage loser of the benchmark indexes 11 major industry sectors, which were falling as the trade war fears ignited a flight for safety
** The staples sector's biggest boost was from Procter & Gamble PG.N, which sells everything from shampoo and toothpaste to razors, contributing most index point gains with a 2% increase while soda company Pepsico PEP.O and snack maker Mondelez MDLZ.O were the next biggest boosts, up about 2%
** Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O was Staples biggest percentage gainer, rising 6.5% to $10.92 after the Wall Street Journal reported late on Monday that WBA is closing in on deal to sell itself to private-equity firm Sycamore Partners for about $11.30 to $11.40 per share in cash
** YTD staples sector up 7.9%, leading gains among the 11 sectors with healthcare .SPXHC tagging close behind for a 7.82% gain
(Reporting By Sinéad Carew)
((sinead.carew@thomsonreuters.com; +13322191897;))
免責聲明：投資有風險，本文並非投資建議，以上內容不應被視為任何金融產品的購買或出售要約、建議或邀請，作者或其他用戶的任何相關討論、評論或帖子也不應被視為此類內容。本文僅供一般參考，不考慮您的個人投資目標、財務狀況或需求。TTM對信息的準確性和完整性不承擔任何責任或保證，投資者應自行研究並在投資前尋求專業建議。