01:33 PM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Thursday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) shedding 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) jumping 2.9%.
In corporate news, Tesla (TSLA) shares surged 20%, a day after the company posted a surprise gain in Q3 earnings.