ConAgra Foods Inc. fell$. 15 or. 4 percent, to $34.44. General Mills Inc. fell$. 13 or. 3 percent, to $49.67. Hormel Foods Corp. fell $1.74 or 4.3 percent, to $38.92.
ConAgra Foods Inc. rose$. 40 or 1.2 percent, to $34.49. General Mills Inc. rose$. 29 or. 6 percent, to $49.58. Mondelez International Inc. rose$. 29 or 1.0 percent, to $30.10.
ConAgra Foods Inc. fell$. 08 or. 2 percent, to $34.11. General Mills Inc. rose$. 11 or. 2 percent, to $49.13. Hormel Foods Corp. rose$. 06 or. 2 percent, to $39.88.
ConAgra Foods Inc. fell$. 08 or. 2 percent, to $33.71. General Mills Inc. fell$. 21 or. 4 percent, to $48.25. J.M. Smucker Co. rose$. 01 or percent, to $100.84.
ConAgra Foods Inc. fell$. 11 or. 3 percent, to $33.92. General Mills Inc. rose$. 25 or. 5 percent, to $48.58. Hormel Foods Corp. fell$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $39.62.
ConAgra Foods Inc. rose$. 43 or 1.3 percent, to $33.59. General Mills Inc. rose$. 46 or 1.0 percent, to $47.86. Hormel Foods Corp. rose$. 57 or 1.5 percent, to $39.45.
ConAgra Foods Inc. fell$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $32.99. General Mills Inc. rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $47.25. Mondelez International Inc. rose$. 06 or. 2 percent, to $29.53.
May 2- Kellogg Co and Hillshire Brands reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales on Thursday, as budget-conscious U.S. consumers cut back on desserts, sending the food companies' shares lower. Hillshire, which owns Sara Lee frozen cakes, reported a better-than-expected profit and said 2013 earnings would be at the high end of its forecast.
May 2- Kellogg Co and Hillshire Brands reported quarterly results on Thursday in line or better than Wall Street estimates, but both food companies' shares fell in early trading.
U.S. stock index futures climbed Thursday as Wall Street cheered a better-than-expected jobless claims report and after the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate.
May 2- Kellogg Co reported lower quarterly earnings on Thursday, hurt by higher ingredient costs, and said it was on track to meet its full-year goals.
*China, India PMIs show factory sector growth stumbling. NEW YORK, May 2- U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday ahead of the European Central Bank's decision on interest rates and its assessment on the state of the euro zone's economy. *General Motors Co and Kellogg Co are expected to report results Thursday.
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