Sector Update: Consumer

MT newswire2026/10/09 17:05

01:05 PM EDT, 10/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) down 0.1% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1%. In corporate news, Delta Air Lines (DAL) slashed its full-year earnings outlook on Friday amid elevated fuel costs, while the air carrier's Q3 results fell short of market estimates despite robust travel demand. Its shares fell 1.6%.

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