Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Lean Lower Pre-Bell Monday
Consumer stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) down 0.2% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) declining by 0.6%.Somnigroup International (SGI) has agreed to acquire Leggett & Platt (LEG) in an all-stock deal valued at about $2.5 billion, the companies said. Leggett & Platt stock was up more than 8% and Somnigroup International shares were down more than 1% premarket.McDonald's (MCD) plans to roll out a new lineup of cold beverages in the US, including a Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing company documents and people familiar with the matter. McDonald's shares were 0.1% lower pre-bell.JBS (JBS) has struck a new two-year collective bargaining agreement with workers at its Swift Beef plant in Colorado, according to statements on Sunday from the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union and the company. JBS stock was down 0.2% premarket.