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Sector Update: Consumer

-- Consumer stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) fractionally lower and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) down 0.8%.

In corporate news, QXO (QXO) has agreed to buy insulation products company TopBuild (BLD) in a cash-and-stock deal worth roughly $17 billion, as the roofing products distributor aims to expand its building products portfolio. QXO shares fell 5.3%, and TopBuild jumped past 17%.

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