01:06 PM EDT, 03/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were higher Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) increasing 0.3% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1.1%.

In corporate news, Chewy (CHWY) shares jumped 15% after it issued an upbeat full-year sales outlook on Wednesday, even though the online pet store company reported fiscal Q4 results just below market estimates.