08:48 AM EDT, 03/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were steady pre-bell Wednesday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) and Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) were recently inactive.

Signet Jewelers' ( SIG ) shares were over 9% lower after the company reported fiscal Q4 sales of $2.5 billion, down from $2.67 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $2.55 billion.