01:00 PM EDT, 10/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose Tuesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.9% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.6%.

In corporate news, General Motors ( GM ) announced charges of $1.6 billion for GM North America in the quarter ended Sept. 30 based on a planned "strategic realignment" of its electric vehicle capacity and production. GM shares rose 2.6%.