08:53 AM EDT, 03/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were flat to higher pre-bell Monday as the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was inactive and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was recently up 0.4%.

Alibaba Group ( BABA ) said it recorded a 27% year-on-year increase in US small and medium enterprises orders during this year's March Expo. Shares of Alibaba Group Holding ( BABA ) fell past 2% premarket.