08:54 AM EDT, 03/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were falling pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) and State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) declining by 0.3%.
McCormick ( MKC ) is engaged in discussions for a potential acquisition of Unilever's ( UL ) food business, the companies said. Shares of Unilever ( UL ) were up more than 1% premarket.