12:56 PM EDT, 09/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower Thursday. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) edged down 0.1%.

US equity indexes were mixed in choppy midday trading following a surprise slowdown in private jobs growth in August.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) dropped 0.4% and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) fell 0.5%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) shed 0.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were also softer.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 0.9%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was 0.3% lower.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) dropped 1.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) lost 3.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) climbed 4%.

Commodities

Crude was down 0.2%; United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 0.9%. Natural gas rose 5.8%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) climbed 5.9%.

Gold added 0.5% based on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was 0.6% higher. Silver was 1.9% higher, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) advanced 2.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.5%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 0.8%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were lower.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) shed 1.5%; iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also lower. iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) dipped 0.7%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) fell 1.5%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also in the red.