12:57 PM EDT, 09/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.8% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 1.2%.

In corporate news, Tesla (TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk has bought about 2.6 million company shares indirectly via a trust for about $1 billion, a regulatory filing showed. Tesla shares climbed past 5%.