03:17 PM EDT, 09/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 0.1%.

In corporate news, Amazon ( AMZN ) said Monday it is committing about $1.9 billion toward its delivery service partner program, which is expected to increase the per hour driver pay to a national average of nearly $23 per hour, depending on the partner and location. Amazon ( AMZN ) shares were up 0.7%.