02:01 PM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) adding 1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.5%.

In corporate news, AT&T ( T ) said starting Dec. 1, the monthly price of all its home internet plans will rise by $5, The Verge reported Friday, citing a company notification to customers and a confirmation from a company spokesperson. AT&T ( T ) shares added 0.2%.

Coca-Cola (KO) is exploring a potential $1 billion IPO of its Indian bottling arm, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, which could value the unit at around $10 billion, Bloomberg reported. Coca-Cola shares advanced 0.9%.

President Donald Trump has refiled a shorter 40-page version of his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times ( NYT ) , several reporters at the newspaper, and Penguin Random House. New York Times ( NYT ) shares were rising 0.9%.