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Does anyone know why PG is down so sharply today?

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Mar 18, 2026 · 19:37

As a defensive consumer staple stock that people traditionally turn to in times of stock market volatility, I would have thought it might perform slightly better with wholesale prices up and oil concerns, but it's down way more than the market as a whole and the downtrend seems to be accelerating. Is this not something that people are likely to funnel into as the conflict grows worse and oil prices begin affecting shelf prices?

Interested to hear others' thoughts on this stock.