01:18 PM EST, 11/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM rose while IVV edged lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.1%.

US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite down amid a retreat in all of the Magnificent-7 stocks

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each lost about 1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were lower.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 0.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 1.6%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 1.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) increased 3.5%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 3.5%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 4.1% lower, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 3.9%. Natural gas lost 1.9%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) shed 0.6%.

Gold on Comex rose 2.2%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 1.6%. Silver rose 5.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 4.3%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.2%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) lost 0.4%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) shed 0.2%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 0.9%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was up 1.4%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.6%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.4%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher, with the latter rising 0.7%.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) slipped 1.2%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) added 0.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) shed 0.9%.