-- Consumer stocks rose late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) rising 1.7% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) adding 1.5%.
In corporate news, O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) shares gained 7.7% on Thursday, a day after it reported higher-than-expected Q1 results.