01:09 PM EDT, 05/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) easing 0.2%.

In corporate news, Bath & Body Works ( BBWI ) named a new chief executive on Monday as the company disclosed preliminary fiscal Q1 earnings that exceeded the high end of its guidance. The shares were fractionally higher.