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title: "Tuesday Sector Leaders: Grocery & Drug Stores, Cigarettes & Tobacco Stocks"
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description: "On Tuesday, grocery and drug store shares rose by approximately 1.9%, with Grocery Outlet Holding up 8.4% and Sprouts Farmers Market up 6.6%. Cigarettes and tobacco stocks also showed strength, increasing by about 1%, led by Ispire Technology at 7.7% and Universal at 0.3%."
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# Tuesday Sector Leaders: Grocery & Drug Stores, Cigarettes & Tobacco Stocks

In trading on Tuesday, grocery & drug stores shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.9%. Leading the group were shares of Grocery Outlet Holding, up about 8.4% and shares of Sprouts Farmers Market up about 6.6% on the day.

Also showing relative strength are cigarettes & tobacco shares, up on the day by about 1% as a group, led by Ispire Technology, trading higher by about 7.7% and Universal, trading higher by about 0.3% on Tuesday.

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