Consumer stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) down 0.1% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) declining by 0.5%.
Smithfield Foods (SFD) stock was up more than 5% after the company posted higher fiscal Q4 adjusted net income from continuing operations and sales.