01:08 PM EDT, 09/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators
Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV edged lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) shed 0.2%.
US equity indexes fell along with government bond yields and the dollar after midday Tuesday as the likelihood of a last-minute deal between Republicans and Democrats to avert a government shutdown receded.
Energy
iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each fell about 1.4%.
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) declined.
SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) dipped 0.1%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 0.1%.
Financial
The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) lost 1.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) slipped 3.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), added 3.5%.
Commodities
Crude oil was down 1.1%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) dropped 0.8%. Natural gas added 2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 1.9%.
Gold on Comex added 0.5%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) advanced 0.5%. Silver fell 0.8%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) shed 0.7%.
Consumer
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.4%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) added 0.4%, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) was up 0.4%.
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) lost 1%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) fell 0.4%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dropped 1.1%.
Health Care
Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) climbed 1.7%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) moved higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 1.1%.
Industrial
Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 0.2%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) advanced.
Cryptocurrency
In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropped 1.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) was down 1.5%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) lost 1.8%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) fell 1%.