08:51 AM EDT, 05/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were higher pre-bell Wednesday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was up 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) recently advanced by 0.9%.
Dole (DOLE) was up more than 3% after it reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.