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Exchange-Traded Funds Edge Higher, US Equities Mixed After Midday
Aug 11, 2025 10:44 AM

01:18 PM EDT, 08/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were fractionally higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.2%.

US equity indexes and government bond yields traded mixed after midday on Monday as investors weighed geopolitical risks ahead of July's inflation data.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) were about 0.6% down.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also moved higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) gained 0.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was 0.8% up.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) shed 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dipped 0.5%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), rose 0.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 0.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 0.9%. Natural gas fell 1.2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) shed 1.9%.

Gold was down 2.5% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell 1.7%. Silver declined 2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) slipped 1.9%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.4%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also moved lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 0.4%, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were mixed, with the latter rising 0.3%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.1%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also higher. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.4%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) fell 0.4%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also in the red.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 1.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) added 3.2%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) climbed 6.4%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) rose 4.1%.

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