08:54 AM EDT, 10/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed pre-bell on Wednesday, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) 0.3% lower.

Beyond Meat ( BYND ) shares were up more than 99% after the company said it would increase the availability of some of its plant-protein products at over 2,000 Walmart ( WMT ) stores in the US.