03:27 PM EST, 01/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Tuesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) falling 1.5% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 0.3%.

Redbook US same-store sales last week rose 4.9% from a year earlier after a 4.5% increase in the previous week.

In corporate news, Kimberly-Clark ( KMB ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings of $1.50 a share, down from $1.51 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.51. The shares dropped 1%.