03:19 PM EST, 02/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks advanced late Friday afternoon with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) increasing 0.9% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) fractionally higher.

In corporate news, AutoNation ( AN ) shares jumped past 6% after the automotive retailer's Q4 profit unexpectedly rose, helping it deliver full-year earnings growth for the first time since 2022.