01:11 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.8%.

US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Wednesday amid gains in technology ahead of the start of the Q3 earnings season.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both lost about 0.4%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 1.3% higher; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) advanced as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 2.2%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 2.5%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 0.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), shed 0.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil was up 1.4%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 0.9%. Natural gas declined 4.8%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) lost 5.2%.

Gold on Comex added 1.8%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 1.9%. Silver was up 3.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 3.4%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) shed 0.4%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) dipped 0.4%, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) shed 0.6%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) rose 0.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.1%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) gained 0.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.3%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) moved higher as well; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 1.6%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was 1% higher. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) rose as well.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) added 1.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) was up 1.5%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) was fractionally higher, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) gained 0.3%.