01:35 PM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 0.4%.

In corporate news, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that 26 new E. coli cases potentially linked to McDonald's (MCD) Quarter Pounders have been reported, bringing the total to 75. McDonald's shares fell 2.6%.