Sector Update: Consumer

03:23 PM EDT, 10/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) shedding 0.2% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) gaining 0.2%. In corporate news, Mattel (MAT) shares jumped 20%. The company recently drew takeover interest from Authentic Brands Group, the Wall Street Journal reported.