Consumer stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) gaining 0.7% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.2%.
In company news, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) was up 1.7% after the company named Todd Walters as its chief operating officer.
Fisker (FSR) was up 5.5% after saying its Ocean Extreme electric sports utility vehicle exceeded the company's expectations for range based on the worldwide harmonized light vehicles test procedure.
Hertz (HTZ) was up 0.3% after the company appointed Chief Accounting Officer Alexandra Brooks as interim chief financial officer, succeeding Kenny Cheung, starting April 1.
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