08:48 AM EDT, 05/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were steady pre-bell Tuesday with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) inactive and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) added 0.1%.

Alibaba Group Holding ( BABA ) fell more than 4% after reporting fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings of 10.14 renminbi ($1.40) per American depositary share, down from 10.71 renminbi a year earlier.