08:18 AM EDT, 08/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer shares were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) 0.8% higher recently.

Warner Music Group ( WMG ) shares were up 4.1% after it reported fiscal Q3 earnings Wednesday of $0.27 per diluted share, compared with $0.23 a year earlier.