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Sector Update: Consumer
Mar 24, 2026 6:11 AM

08:54 AM EDT, 03/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Tuesday, 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) declining by 0.5%.

Smithfield Foods ( SFD ) stock was up more than 5% after the company posted higher fiscal Q4 adjusted net income from continuing operations and sales.

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