01:43 PM EDT, 10/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) shedding 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 1.4%.

Redbook US same-store sales rose by 5% from a year earlier in the week ended Oct. 18 after a 5.9% year-over-year increase in the previous week.

In corporate news, General Motors ( GM ) lifted its full-year earnings outlook and lowered expected tariff headwinds as the automaker's Q3 results topped market estimates. The shares jumped past 16%.

Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ) shares surged 11% after the media and entertainment giant said it is open to a potential sale as it initiated a review of strategic alternatives after receiving interest from "multiple parties."

Coca-Cola (KO) reported better-than-expected fiscal Q3 earnings on Tuesday, while its revenue matched Wall Street's estimates amid pricing and volume gains. Shares rose 4%.

Beyond Meat ( BYND ) shares soared 72% after the firm said it will increase the availability of some of its plant-protein products at over 2,000 Walmart (WMT) stores in the US.