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Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Rise Premarket Tuesday
Mar 31, 2026 6:50 AM

09:13 AM EDT, 03/31/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were rising premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) up 0.5% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) 1.3% higher.

Miniso ( MNSO ) stock was up more than 8% after the company reported higher Q4 adjusted earnings and revenue.

McCormick ( MKC ) has entered into an agreement to combine with Unilever's ( UL ) Foods business in a deal valuing the Foods business at roughly $44.8 billion and McCormick ( MKC ) at about $21.0 billion, the companies said. McCormick ( MKC ) shares were down more than 6% premarket.

Yum! Brands ( YUM ) and Restaurant Brands Australia will take over 20 of Collins Foods' Taco Bell restaurants in Australia and will operate them under a new partnership arrangement, Collins said in a regulatory filing. Shares of Yum! Brands ( YUM ) were up more than 1% pre-bell.

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