03:22 PM EDT, 08/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher late Wednesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) adding 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) moving fractionally higher.

In corporate news, J.M. Smucker's (SJM) fiscal Q1 results fell more than Wall Street's expectations year on year, but the food producer lifted its full-year sales growth outlook, mainly due to the strength of its coffee portfolio. Its shares were falling 4.4%.