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Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Rise Late Afternoon

-- Consumer stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) increasing 0.8% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1.6%.

In corporate news, Netflix (NFLX) may outperform its own guidance for the full year as the impact of earlier-than-expected price increases takes hold, UBS Securities said in a note emailed Thursday. Netflix shares were up 2.8%.

Brown-Forman (BF.A, BF.B) was approached by Sazerac about a potential transaction amid ongoing talks with French spirits company Pernod Ricard, The Wall Street Journal reported. Brown-Forman Class A and Class B shares jumped 11% and 13% respectively.

StubHub (STUB) will pay $10 million to settle US Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively advertised ticket prices by failing to disclose mandatory fees upfront, the agency said. StubHub shares fell 2.8%.

Constellation Brands (STZ) shares climbed past 8% after the company reported late Wednesday fiscal Q4 non-GAAP net income and revenue that beat analysts' expectations.

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