08:47 AM EDT, 05/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher premarket Friday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was up 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) recently advanced by 0.1%.

Hershey (HSY) was up more than 1% after it reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.