Sector Update: Consumer

01:11 PM EDT, 09/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) down 0.7% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) decreasing 0.5%. In corporate news, United Natural Foods (UNFI) swung to stronger-than-expected Q4 earnings and announced a share buyback program on Tuesday, while its full-year outlook fell short of Wall Street's expectations. Its shares rose 4.6%.