01:16 PM EST, 01/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) fractionally higher and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) slightly lower.

In corporate news, General Motors ( GM ) on Tuesday logged stronger-than-expected Q4 earnings and projected an annual increase in 2026 earnings that Wedbush Securities deemed as "conservative." Its shares jumped 9%.