03:47 PM EST, 11/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were lower late Wednesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) easing 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) down 0.5%.

In corporate news, the US government will try to begin lifting flight reductions at major US airports one week after the end of the government shutdown, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing comments by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to reporters. Shares of United Airlines (UAL), Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) , Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) , and American Airlines ( AAL ) rose 5.3%, 4.3%, 4.7%, and 3.7%, respectively.