Consumer stocks were mixed late Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) increasing 0.9% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) shedding 0.8%.

In corporate news, Netflix (NFLX) has entered multiple deals with digital publishers, including The Hollywood Reporter, BuzzFeed, Conde Nast, and other Penske Media's PMX brands to bring content from these publishers to the US and other regions like the UK, Ireland, Canada, and New Zealand, media outlets reported. Netflix shares were up 0.5%.