08:50 AM EST, 03/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed pre-bell Wednesday with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) 0.2% higher recently.

Albertsons ( ACI ) will replace Aspen Technology ( AZPN ) in the S&P MidCap 400 index before trading opens on March 11, S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Albertsons ( ACI ) shares rose past 3% premarket.