03:30 PM EDT, 09/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) easing 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 1.7%.

In corporate news, Shoe Carnival ( SCVL ) shares jumped nearly 19% after the company posted fiscal Q2 results. Earnings in the 13 weeks ended Aug. 2 fell to $0.70 per diluted share from $0.82 a year earlier. Three analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.58.