03:20 PM EDT, 09/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks advanced late Friday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 0.4%.

In corporate news, AMC Entertainment Holdings ( AMC ) shares rose 5.3%. AMC Theatres will release Taylor Swift's "Life of a Showgirl" movie across 540 locations in the US from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5.