Sector Update: Consumer

08:57 AM EDT, 09/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were advancing premarket Thursday, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) up 0.5% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) 1.5% higher. Nike (NKE) shares were up more than 2% after the company said Alexandre Arnault has been appointed to its board of directors.