03:26 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose late Friday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) climbing 1.7%.
In corporate news, Amazon.com ( AMZN ) was issued a final order by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to take action regarding certain hazardous products sold on its platform. The stock gained 2.5%.