01:12 PM EDT, 03/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) increasing 0.2% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) falling 1.2%.

In corporate news, Olaplex ( OLPX ) shares surged past 50% after the company said it has agreed to be acquired by Germany's Henkel in a roughly $1.4 billion deal.