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Sector Update: Consumer
Jun 3, 2024 6:13 AM

08:51 AM EDT, 06/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were steady premarket Monday, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) both unchanged.

GameStop ( GME ) stock was up over 73% after trader Keith Gill posted on his Reddit account "Roaring Kitty" a screenshot showing five million shares bought at $21.27 each, amounting to a roughly $116 million bet on the game retailer.

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