01:05 PM EDT, 03/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) down 0.1% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) falling 1.5%.

In corporate news, Dollar General ( DG ) reported better-than-expected fiscal Q4 results on Thursday, but the discount retailer's full-year same-store sales growth is forecast to slow on an annual basis. Its shares were down 4.8%.