03:33 PM EDT, 11/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose late Friday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was little changed, paring earlier gains, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) climbing 1.8%.

In corporate news, Walt Disney ( DIS ) is creating a new group to coordinate the company's use of artificial intelligence and mixed reality, Reuters reported. Disney ( DIS ) shares fell 0.4%.