01:18 PM EDT, 10/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

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

US equity indexes traded mixed as declines in Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Meta Platforms ( META ) , as well as complications in the Federal Reserve's easing path, pushed technology and communication services to the bottom of sector charts.

Energy

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

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) slipped 0.6%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also declined.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 0.2%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 0.7%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 0.8%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 2.5%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 2.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil increased 0.3%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 0.7%. Natural gas rose 3.2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) rose 3.9%.

Gold on Comex added 0.4%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 1.4%. Silver climbed 1.5%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 1.5%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 0.3%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) was fractionally higher and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) was down 0.2%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 1.4%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.3%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 2.1%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 0.5%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) advanced; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.8%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 0.4%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also moved higher.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) shed 3.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) dipped 2.4%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) slipped 3%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was down 2.5%.