01:35 PM EDT, 03/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.8% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) dropping 3.1%.

In corporate news, PepsiCo ( PEP ) and General Mills ( GIS ) are among several major food companies whose executives are expected to meet with US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, Politico reported. PepsiCo ( PEP ) shares rose 2.6% and General Mills ( GIS ) climbed 3.3%.