Procter & Gamble stock rises as defensive staples rally on Powell probe; PG earnings ahead
Shares of The Procter & Gamble Company climbed roughly 1% to $143.29 Monday afternoon, outpacing the wider market as investors favored consumer-staples stocks. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund gained around 1.2%, while Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark, and Unilever also saw their shares rise. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF edged up about 0.2%.
