01:20 PM EST, 11/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM rose, and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.4%.

US equity indexes fell in midday trading on Tuesday amid declines in high-growth and cyclical sectors as relatively weak economic data preceded tech-bellwether Nvidia's ( NVDA ) upcoming quarterly results..

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added 0.9%.

Technology

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

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 0.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 1%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) gained 1.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), fell 1.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 1% higher, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 1.6%. Natural gas dropped 0.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) lost 0.1%.

Gold on Comex fell 0.1%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 0.7%. Silver dipped 0.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 1.3%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.6%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 1.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 1.6%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 0.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) gained 0.6%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were edging higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.7%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) lost 0.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also falling.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 0.8%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) gained 2%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) rose 5.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was 2.3% higher.