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Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Mixed Late Afternoon
Jun 15, 2026 1:08 PM

03:47 PM EDT, 06/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) decreasing 0.3% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1.7%.

In corporate news, Fox (FOXA, FOX) agreed to acquire Roku ( ROKU ) in a cash-and-stock deal that values the TV streaming platform at about $22 billion. Roku ( ROKU ) shares declined 1.5%, and Fox Class A and Class B shares fell 16% and 15% respectively.

The request by Amazon's ( AMZN ) Whole Foods for a review of the January 2025 vote by workers at a Philadelphia store location to unionize was denied Monday by the US National Labor Relations Board. Amazon ( AMZN ) shares were up 3.1%.

Anheuser-Busch InBev ( BUD ) plans to invest over $20 million in its St. Louis and Arnold, Missouri, operations. Anheuser-Busch shares were down 1.5%.

China's market regulator has ordered Walmart ( WMT )-owned (WMT) Sam's Club to strengthen food safety controls across its supply chain following the discovery of food safety issues, Reuters reported. The report said the State Administration for Market Regulation held talks with a Sam's Club executive and instructed the retailer to eliminate risks and safeguard consumer food safety. Walmart ( WMT ) shares were decreasing 0.3%.

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