01:27 PM EDT, 09/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher Wednesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) each increasing 0.1%.

In corporate news, General Mills' ( GIS ) fiscal Q3 results declined less than market expectations year over year, while the Cheerios maker reiterated its full-year outlook. Its shares rose a little over 1%.