Sector Update: Consumer

MT newswire2026/10/05 17:17

01:17 PM EDT, 10/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) each adding 0.4%. In corporate news, Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Chairman and Chief Executive David Ellison will be chairman and CEO of the combined company following the anticipated close of Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Paramount said. Paramount shares were up 1.6%, and Warner was fractionally higher.

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