08:52 AM EDT, 07/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were steady premarket Wednesday as the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was inactive and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was up 0.1% recently.

Jack in the Box (JACK) shares were up more than 2% after the company said its board adopted a limited-duration stockholder rights plan, effective immediately, in response to Biglari Capital's accumulation of Jack in the Box stakes.