08:45 AM EDT, 03/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks advanced pre-bell Monday with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.5% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 1.6% higher recently.

Smithfield Foods ( SFD ) shares advanced by over 2% after the company said it has joined the Russell 1000 Index effective Friday.