08:48 AM EDT, 08/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed premarket Friday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was up 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) fell by 3.6% recently.

Church & Dwight ( CHD ) shares fell by more than 4% after the consumer goods company said it expects Q3 adjusted earnings of $0.67 per share, well below the $0.85 forecast from analysts surveyed by Capital IQ.