Consumer companies fell as a boom in discounters was seen as coming at the expense of luxury chains.
Walmart shares surged as the world's largest retailer by volume said same-store sales surged 3.8% in the fiscal first quarter as stubbornly high prices increased the appeal of its discounted offerings.
The pace of home construction accelerated as builders try to meet pent-up home-buying demand as mortgage rates are poised to fall over the coming months.
Shares of GameStop tumbled as a surge in meme stocks, including the videogame store chain, faltered.
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