08:50 AM EDT, 08/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer shares were advancing pre-bell Tuesday with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.5% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) 0.6% higher recently.

Kenvue ( KVUE ) shares advanced by over 8% after it posted Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.32 per diluted share, up from $0.31 a year earlier.