01:04 PM EDT, 03/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

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

US equity indexes were mixed after midday Thursday as the probability for interest-rate cuts penciled in for this year increased following the March monetary policy meeting and weekly jobless claims jumped.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was steady and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was fractionally lower.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down 0.7%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also declined.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) fell 1.3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 1%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) added 0.9%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) slid 0.7%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 1.7%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 1.6%. Natural gas fell 5.6%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 4.6% lower.

Gold was up 0.1% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) lost 0.4%. Silver was down 0.8%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) lost 0.7%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 0.3% lower; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also edged down.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell 0.2%; retail fund VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.4%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) was down 0.1%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 0.1% higher and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) rose. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) lost 1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was down 0.3%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also dropped.