03:24 PM EDT, 08/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) falling 1.7% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.1%.

In corporate news, Honda Motor ( HMC ) is facing an investigation by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over complete engine failure risk in about 1.4 million of its US vehicles, the regulator disclosed Monday. Honda ( HMC ) shares declined 1%.