01:08 PM EDT, 03/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) slipped 0.1%.

US equity indexes were trading mixed after midday Monday following the release of retail sales data that fell short of market expectations and ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision to be announced on Wednesday.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) were up 1.7% and 1.6%, respectively.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also declined.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) climbed 0.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 0.7%.

Financial

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

Commodities

Crude oil rose 0.3%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 0.6%. Natural gas dropped 0.8%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1% lower.

Gold was up less than 0.1% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 0.4%. Silver was 0.7% down, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell 0.1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 1.2% higher; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also edged up.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell 0.5%; retail fund VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.8%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 1.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 0.9% higher, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) climbed. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.8%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was up 1.1%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also increased.