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Sector Update: Consumer
Oct 6, 2025 12:45 PM

03:19 PM EDT, 10/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) decreasing 0.8% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 1%.

In corporate news, Mattel ( MAT ) and Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI are partnering to test Sora 2, the ChatGPT maker's AI video model, Reuters reported, citing OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman at a conference. Mattel ( MAT ) shares rose 1.5%.

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