Consumer stocks were mixed Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) rising 1.4% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) falling 1.4%.

In corporate news, Anheuser-Busch InBev's (BUD) Q4 earnings unexpectedly increased year over year even as the brewing giant's revenue fell short of market estimates amid lower volume. Its shares rose 4.3%.