01:38 PM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 1.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 1.4%.

In corporate news, efforts have shifted from rescue to recovery operations with no survivors expected in the collision of an American Airlines ( AAL ) regional jet and a military helicopter near Washington, DC, officials said on Thursday. American Airlines ( AAL ) shares decreased 2.1%.