08:54 AM EDT, 07/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were flat to lower pre-bell Tuesday, with the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) recently inactive and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.9%.

Procter & Gamble ( PG ) shares declined 5.4% after the company reported fiscal Q4 net sales of $20.53 billion, compared with $20.55 billion a year earlier and the $20.74 billion forecast from analysts polled by Capital IQ.