01:10 PM EDT, 10/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) falling 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 1.4%.

In corporate news, General Motors ( GM ) lifted its full-year earnings outlook and lowered expected tariff headwinds as the automaker's Q3 results topped market estimates. The shares jumped 16%.