01:01 PM EST, 03/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) decreasing 0.6% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) adding 1.6%.

In corporate news, Ross Stores ( ROST ) shares climbed past 7% after the discount retailer issued a full-year outlook higher than the prior year's results and reported a better-than-expected fiscal Q4.