Consumer companies rose as fuel-cost fears abated somewhat.

Shares of Kroger rose even after the grocery-store chain cut its same-store sales growth projection for the year, and said a recent foodborne illness outbreak weighed on produce sales.

Royal Caribbean shares ticked up, snapping a 12-session losing streak.

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