03:32 PM EDT, 03/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Wednesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) dropping 2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 0.8%.

In corporate news, Uber ( UBER ) has terminated its proposed $950 million deal to buy Delivery Hero's Foodpanda business in Taiwan amid regulatory hurdles. Uber ( UBER ) shares rose 1%.