01:02 PM EDT, 09/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 0.6%.

US equity indexes rose in choppy trading as investors weighed the steepest slide in consumer confidence in more than three years with Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman's renewed call for a gradual approach to easing monetary policy.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both lost about 0.1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.8%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) added 0.8% while iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) gained 0.6%.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) climbed 0.9% and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 1.3%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 1.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dropped 3.4% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) rose 3.4%.

Commodities

Crude was up 1.3%; United States Oil Fund (USO) rose 1.2%. Natural gas shed 0.5%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) edged down 1.5%.

Gold gained 0.8% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 1%. Silver was 3.9% higher, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 4.9%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) dropped 0.2%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) rose 0.4%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were higher.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was down 0.2%; iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were lower. iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) declined 0.5%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) rose 0.6%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were mixed with the latter trading lower.