01:09 PM EST, 11/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose 0.3%.

US equity indexes traded mixed after midday on Thursday as investors weighed Nvidia's ( NVDA ) Q3 results while jobless claims unexpectedly declined.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each climbed around 1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 1.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) advanced 2.8%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 1.3%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) gained 1.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 3.9%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) dropped 3.8%.

Commodities

Crude oil was up 0.4%, and United States Oil Fund (USO) rose 0.7%. Natural gas rose 5.1%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was up 1.3%.

Gold added 0.7% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 0.7%. Silver fell 0.7%, while iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 0.1% lower.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 1.1%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 0.4%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were higher.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) moved up 0.7%, while iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher. IShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 1.1%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) rose 1.4%, Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher.