Consumer stocks were muted but leaning higher pre-bell Wednesday. In company news, Tesla (TSLA) slipped 0.9%, a day after saying that its Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Long Range vehicles will no longer qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit starting Dec. 31, under new battery production guidelines from the US Inflation Reduction Act. Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) said Tuesday it has temporarily halted production at one of its facilities in Kansas after the site tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.