03:23 PM EST, 12/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were falling late Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) dropping 1.9%.

In corporate news, an overnight fire at a Tyson Foods ( TSN ) poultry plant in Camilla, Georgia, killed one person and injured several others, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the company. Tyson shares were down 0.2%.