Consumer companies rose after mixed inflation and economic data.
The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of consumer inflation, the personal consumption expenditure index, rose 0.3% in September, according to a delayed report.
American households felt a bit better about the economy in December compared with the previous month, but the sentiment reading remained close to historic lows, according to a monthly index of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan.
Discount carrier Southwest Airlines cut its profit projection for the year, citing rising fuel costs and lost revenue from the government shutdown.
Victoria's Secret logged its highest quarterly sales growth in more than four years after the chain throttled down promotions and sold more products at full price.
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