08:56 AM EST, 01/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed pre-bell Wednesday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was 0.3% higher and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was down 0.1% recently.

Meta Platforms ( META ) would roll out a test in the US, France, and Germany for buyers to browse eBay ( EBAY ) listings on Facebook Marketplace and then complete the transactions on eBay ( EBAY ), Reuters reported, citing Meta. eBay ( EBAY ) shares rose past 6% premarket.