-- Consumer stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) rising 1.1% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) climbing 3.3%.
In corporate news, Autoliv's (ALV) Q1 results exceeded Wall Street's estimates, while the Swedish automotive safety supplier affirmed its full-year outlook on Friday amid an uncertain business environment. Its shares jumped past 9%.