01:12 PM EDT, 10/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV declined. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.5%.

US equity indexes fell, with the S&P 500 set for its first drop in eight trading sessions, amid declines in growth sectors such as consumer discretionary, technology, and communication services.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both lost 0.7%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 0.7% lower; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) fell.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) shed 1.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 1.6%.

Financial

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

Commodities

Crude oil was down 0.4%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) fell 0.5%. Natural gas gained 2.9%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.9% higher.

Gold on Comex added 0.5%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 0.5%. Silver was down 2.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) dropped 2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 0.8%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) gained 0.7%, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) rose 1.1%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) declined 1.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 0.4%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dipped 1.3%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.2%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) moved higher as well; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was down 0.2%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was 0.6% higher. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were in the red.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) lost 2.9%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) was down 3.1%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) lost 4.7%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) slipped 3.3%.