01:09 PM EDT, 08/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.4%.

US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading prior to the Alaska summit on Friday, while investors weighed retail sales and the University of Michigan's survey data for inflation expectations.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each rose 0.8%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) dipped 0.8%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also moved lower.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) dropped 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was 2.3% down.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) shed 0.9%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) fell 2.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), rose 2.8%.

Commodities

Crude oil lost 1.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 1.1%. Natural gas climbed 2.9%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 2.9%.

Gold rose 0.1% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell fractionally. Silver lost 0.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 0.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.1%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were mixed, with the latter rising 0.5%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) lost 0.2%, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were in the red.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 1.7%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) also edged higher. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.9%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) shed 0.2%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were lower.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) dipped 0.5%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) fell 0.6%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) shed 3%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was down 0.9%.