03:22 PM EDT, 09/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks advanced late Wednesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 0.7%.

In corporate news, American Airlines ( AAL ) saw more than 830 flights delayed Wednesday as workers sought to address a technical problem impacting maintenance operations, Bloomberg reported. American Airlines ( AAL ) shares were down 1.6%.